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| Title: |
Researching Destination Management,
Policy and Planning:Linking culture, heritage and tourism |
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| Dates: |
24 - 25 September 2007 |
| Venue: |
Riga, Latvia |
| Organizers: |
The Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change and Leeds Metropolitan
University, United Kingdom |
| Contact: |
p.e.long@leedsmet.ac.uk |
| More info: |
http://www.tourism-culture.com/Conference.php?cid=1 |
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| Summary: |
Culture(s) and heritage, both tangible and intangible are at the
heart of the visitor experience of destinations. At the level of policy
making and planning, the importance of destinations’ unique
and distinctive cultural attributes for the tourism sector is commonly
articulated, at least rhetorically. The management of cultural and
heritage assets for tourism is also a critical issue for destinations.
However, working connections and collaboration between agencies and
stakeholders in these domains are often weakly developed in practice.
Inter-disciplinary research at the interface of the complex linkages
between these sectors and professional interests has much to contribute
to terms of critical, reflective debate on key issues affecting the
relationships between culture, heritage and tourism at the destination
level.
Research in destination policy, planning and management also explores
the competitive opportunities and pressures associated with the emergence
of new and diverse international tourist markets. Such research makes
a critical contribution in the development of creative and sustainable
strategies for the culture, heritage and tourism sectors in destinations.
The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers who share
interests in destination policy, planning and management in relation
to culture(s), heritage and tourism. These research areas are also
clearly relevant to professionals in destination management and the
conference will provide a unique opportunity for researchers to share
leading edge ideas, innovations and critical thinking with the professional
destination manager participants at the European Union of Tourist
Officers (EUTO) Study Visit to Latvia which coincides with the conference.
There will also be opportunities for delegates to participate in parts
of the EUTO programme.
Theoretical and applied issues and themes to be explored at this conference
include:
• Creative uses of cultural and heritage resources for tourism
• Cultural events and festivals as animators of place
• Transnational approaches to and conceptions of destination
planning in urban and rural contexts
• Community participation in destination development
• Building sustainable partnerships and stakeholder relationships
between tourism, culture and heritage in destinations
• Managing cultural heritage and sensitive sites for tourism
• Competitive advantage, new tourist markets and destinations
• New and emerging technologies in destination representation
and marketing
• Destination image and branding
If you wish to submit a paper proposal, please send a 300-word abstract
with full address and institutional affiliation details as an electronic
file to Dr. Philip Long (p.e.long@leedsmet.ac.uk). The deadline for
the reception of abstracts is 13 July 2007. |
| Topic: |
05.- Cultural Heritage |
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