Rethinking Collaboration and Partnership: A Public Policy Perspective

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Rethinking Collaboration and Partnership: A Public Policy Perspective

01 Sep 1999-Journal of Sustainable Tourism (Taylor & Francis Group)-Vol. 7, pp 274-289

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the emphasis associated with network concepts is related to the changing role of the state in Western society and the attempt to find market or semi-market solutions to resource and production problems.

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Abstract: Issues of coordination, collaboration and partnership are now at the forefront of much tourism research on finding new solutions to resource management and destination development problems. However, despite the value of such attention in possibly improving destination management and the development of more sustainable forms of tourism, the concepts have remained relatively poorly critically analysed from a public policy perspective. The paper argues that the emphasis associated with network concepts is related to the changing role of the state in Western society and the attempt to find market or semi-market solutions to resource and production problems. However, the paper argues with reference to examples from various Western countries, and Australia in particular, that caution needs to be applied in the utilisation of these concepts because of the implications that they may have for notions of governance and the public interest. In addition, the paper argues that the predominance of narrow corporatist no...

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Stakeholder collaboration and heritage management.

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Christina Aas, Adele Ladkin, John Fletcher¹•Institutions (1)

Bournemouth University¹

01 Jan 2005-Annals of Tourism Research

TL;DR: In this paper, a collaborative approach to the relationship between heritage management and tourism development in Luang Prabang, Laos is examined, where the authors examine stakeholder collaboration and management roles, heritage tourism development, as well as the interdependence of the heritage conservation and tourism relationship.

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...…MANAGEMENT AND TOURISM The fragmented nature of the tourism industry creates a recognized need for coordination and collaboration in planning (Hall 2000; Hall 1994; Roberts and Simpson 1999) and many different stakeholders have interests in the tourism planning process (Ladkin and Bertramini 2002)....
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Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management

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Peter Mason

30 Jul 2003

TL;DR: In this paper, tourism planning and management: concepts and issues, key players in tourism planning, and issues of sustainability and planning in tourism management are discussed. And the future of tourism planning is discussed.

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Abstract: Social change and the growth of tourism Theoretical perspectives on tourism development An introduction to tourism impacts Economic impacts of tourism Socio-cultural impacts of tourism holistic perspectives on tourism impacts Tourism planning and management: concepts and issues Key players in tourism planning and management Visitor management managing the natural resources for tourism The host community The tourism industry Partnerships and collaboration in tourism planning and management Educational techniques in tourism planning and management Regulation and tourism planning and management Information technology and tourism management Issues of sustainability and planning and management Conclusions and the future of tourism planning and management

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538 citations

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...Hall (2000a) suggested that this process is not straightforward, as he claimed these decisions are interdependent and systematically related and not just individual decisions....
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...Such a view is also supported by Fennell (1999), Hall (2000b), and Holden (2000)....
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...It also draws attention to the stages on the way and … helps to set and establish priorities that can assist in the scheduling of activities (McCabe et al., 2000, p. 235) One of the key elements of the process of planning is decision-making (Veal, 1994; Hall, 2000)....
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...Hall (2000a) argued that the most important aspect of planning is that it is directed towards the future....
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...Hall (2000a) supported this view when he argued that tourism policy is what governments decide to do or not do about tourism....
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Community Benefit Tourism Initiatives—A conceptual oxymoron?

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Murray Simpson¹•Institutions (1)

University of Oxford¹

01 Feb 2008-Tourism Management

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce, define and examine the concept of Community Benefit Tourism Initiatives (CBTIs) and identify the range of characteristics that contribute to creating the best possible scenario for a successful, sustainable and responsible CBTI.

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RESIDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES OF A WORLD HERITAGE SITE: The Pitons Management Area, St. Lucia

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Lorraine Nicholas¹, Brijesh Thapa¹, Yong Jae Ko¹•Institutions (1)

University of Florida¹

01 Jul 2009-Annals of Tourism Research

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the factors that influence local community residents' support for the Pitons Management Area (PMA) as a World Heritage Site and their support for sustainable tourism development.

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Implementing sustainable tourism: A multi-stakeholder involvement management framework

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Victoria M. Waligo¹, Jackie Clarke¹, Rebecca Hawkins¹•Institutions (1)

Oxford Brookes University¹

01 Jun 2013-Tourism Management

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the findings of a purposive UK-based case study that evaluated stakeholder involvement in the implementation of sustainable tourism, using over fifty stakeholders' accounts drawn from eight primary stakeholder groups, a "multi-stakeholder involvement management" (MSIM) framework was developed.

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406 citations

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...Since the publication of Murphy’s Community Approach (Murphy, 1985), the necessity of creating links with stakeholders has been widely acknowledged in tourism (Hall, 1999; Simpson, 2008)....
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Abstract: List of Figures - Preface - PART I: TOWARDS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNT AND COMMUNICATIVE THEORY OF PLANNING - Introduction - Traditions of Planning Thought - An Institutional Approach to Spatial Change and Environmental Planning - Spatial Planning Systems and Practices - PART II: THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF URBAN REGIONS - Introduction - Everyday Life and Local Enviornments - Local Economies, Land and Property - Living in the Natural World - PART III: PROCESSES FOR COLLABORATIVE PLANNING - Planning and Governance - Strategies, Processes and Plans - Systemic Institutional Design for Collaborative Planning - References - Index

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"Rethinking Collaboration and Partne..." refers background in this paper

...social capital (Healey, 1997), in terms of the rich set of social networks and rela-...
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...In an ideal collaborative or interactive approach towards tourism planning the emphasis is on planning with as wide a set of stakeholders as possible thereby attempting to meet the public interest rather than planning for a narrow set of industry stakeholders or private interests as under a corporatist perspective (Healey, 1997; Hall, 2000)....
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Collaborating: Finding Common Ground for Multiparty Problems

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Barbara Gray¹•Institutions (1)

George Washington University¹

16 Jan 1991

TL;DR: The article presents a review of the book “Collaborating: Finding Common Ground for Multiparty Problems,” by Barbara Gray.

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Abstract: The article presents a review of the book “Collaborating: Finding Common Ground for Multiparty Problems,” by Barbara Gray.

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Christopher Freeman¹•Institutions (1)

University of Sussex¹

01 Oct 1991-Research Policy

TL;DR: The role of external sources of scientific, technical, and market information in successful innovation by business firms is discussed in this article, where the authors highlight the importance of external information networks and of collaboration with users during the development of new products and processes.

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...Gray, 1985, 1989; Wood & Gray, 1991) and network development (e.g. Powell, 1990; Freeman, 1991; Cooke & Morgan, 1993) highlights the importance of the links to be made between stakeholders in processes of mediation, promotion and regional development....
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Peter E. Murphy

01 Jan 1985

TL;DR: In this paper, tourism as a community industry and its significance are discussed, including the environment and accessibility issues, economic cycles and benefits, social and cultural strategies, and tourism planning goals and methods.

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Abstract: Part 1: Tourism and its significance 1. Scope and Nature of tourism 2. Evolution of tourism 3. Issues in tourism Part 2: The environment and accessibility 4 Environmental-accessibility issues 5 Environmental and accessibility strategies Part 3: Economics and business 6. Economic cycles and benefits 7. Economic response strategies Part 4: Society and culture 8. Hospitality and authenticity issues 9. Social and cultural strategies Part 5: Planning and management 10. Tourism planning goals and methods 11. Tourism as a community industry. Afterword. References. Name index. Subject index.

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