International Geographical Union Congress, Glasgow, August 2004

Tourism, Leisure and Economic Change

Chair: Michael Hall (University of Otago)

The Developmental Impacts of Backpacker Tourism in South Africa
Gustav Visser

Perception of Seasonality in Central Otago, New Zealand
David Duval (University of Otago)

Parks, marketing and the internet: developing a research agenda
E.A. Halpenny (University of Waterloo, Canada)

Identifying a relevant, clear and efficient list of destination image components and decision-making factors
W.G. Croy (Monash University, Australia)

Tourism, Globalisation and Localisation

Chair: Andrew Church (University of Brighton)

Globalising media representations and social commentaries of hedonism in the holiday environment
Neil Carr (University of Queensland)

The globalization of the inland tourism market in Japan
C. Funck (Hiroshima University, Japan)

The structure of the package tourism sector and its implications for Caribbean Islands
Jan Mosedale (University of Exeter)

Resort Golf Course Development in New Zealand: Golf Tourism or Real Estate Capitalism?
Richard Willis (Victoria University, Wellington)

Tourism, Leisure and Social Change 1

Chair: Tim Coles (University of Exeter)

Abhorrent casino or abhorrent owners? Explaining the conceptual relations between surrounding residents and Foxwood Casino and Resort
Anne Marie d’Hauteserre

Emerging geographies of gambling: some evidence from Australia
D. Marshall

Commodity chain, social capital and development
H.J. Tan

From sacred space to casino, from ranch to retirement home : recent changes in the working landscapes of the American Soutwest
B. Mills

Tourism, Leisure and Social Change 2

Chair: Anne Marie d’Hauteserre (Waikato)

Homo Ludens or Homo Carens ? The image of humans in the geography of leisure and tourism
H. Egner

Women from the forest to the city
Galvani (University of Bologna)

Provision of Recreation Facilities for the Youth in Umlazi Township
N.R. Ngcobo

Leisure for urban dwellers, recreation for rural people -Different interpretations about lake nature in Lake Pihlajavesi, Finland
M. Tonder

Tourism, Leisure and Social Change 3

Chair: N. Collins-Kreiner (University of Haifa, Israel)

Graves as attractions: pilgrimage tourism to Jewish holy graves in Israel.
N. Collins-Kreiner (University of Haifa, Israel)

Gender and Heritage Tourism: the performance of gender in historical re-enactment
Jacqueline Tivers

Interpreting Heritage within the contested landscape of Uluru
R. Baker

“Mediterranean As It Once Was”- Second Homes In Littoral Croatia
V.T. Opapic

Tourism, Leisure and Sustainability I

Chair: Deborah Che (WMSU)

The traditions of ’sustainability’ in tourism development and research.
J. Saarinen (University of Oulu, Finland)

Community tourism and China’s contradictions
Yiping Li (University of Hong Kong, PRC)

The importance of domestic tourism for regional and local sustainable development.
J.F. Cervantes Borja (UNAM Mexico)

Sustainable Tourism – a trustworthy concept?
P. Engesater

Tourism, Leisure and Sustainability II – Tourism in Parks

Chair: Karen Thompson (SHS)

A comparative analysis of tourism enterprises in the Lake District National Park and Scotland
D. Leslie (Glasgow Caledonian University)

Planning for sustainable tourism in Scotland’s new National Parks
R. MacLellan and K. Thompson

Sustainable Tourism in Malaysian National Parks _ Co-ordinating Individual and Group travellers
Norman Backhas (Zurich)

Transfrontier parks in the Southern African Development Community and the Social dynamics
Sanette LA Ferreira (University of Stellenbosch)

Tourism and Environmental Management: Measuring Tourism Impacts

Chair: Tim Coles (University of Exeter)

Towards a low-volume, high yield model of tourism for the Catlins, a peripheral region in South Island, New Zealand.
S. Boyd (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland) and B. Lovelock (University of Otago, New Zealand)

Recreational and behaviour simulation validation
C.T. Arrowsmith

A GIS for walking route management
H. Farrell

Tourism and Environmental Management

Trends and Perspectives in Regional differentiation of second housing in Czechia
J. Vagner

Tourism, Leisure: Sustainability and Environmental Management (Case Study: Lake Tisza)
K. Czimre

Creation of the City Image in Latvia
Rozite

La relation entre les investissements directes en tourisme et l`occupation du main d`oeuvre entre 1996-2001 en Roumanie
M.T. Andrei

Tourism, Climate and Environmental Change

Present and Future Annual Curves and Spatial Pattern of the Tourism Climate Resource in N. America
Geoff McBoyle, Daniel Scott and Michael Schwartzentruber (Waterloo, Canada)

The Change of Climate and the influence to tourism: An example of a crisis and strategies for new concepts in different regions of Germany
J. Maier (University of Bayreuth, Germany)

Tourists’ perception of environmental changes caused by tourism
A.D. Saethorsdottir (University of Iceland)

Climate change and the sustainability of ski-based tourism in Eastern North America : a reassessment
B. Mills

Tourism and Ecological Stewardship

Ecotourism accreditation and compliance: Australian issues.
J.M. Jenkins (University of Newcastle, Australia)

The uneasy economics of biodiversity – investing in endangered species through tourism development
M. Cooper and D. Askew (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan)

The Illusion of Ecotourism in the Cipo Range, Bazil: the case of Lapinha
B.M. Gontijo (Federal University of Minas Gerais) and O.H. Leonardos (University of Brasilia)

Tourism and sustainable development in the Blue Mountains Biosphere Reserve, Chipas, Mexico
Sanchez-Crispin and A. Lopez-Lopez (UNAM, Mexico)

Tourism and spatial restructuring

Chair: David Duval (Otago)

Models and generations of touristic places: reflexions on the development of tourism since 1700
P. Duhamel (University of Paris 7) and M. Stock (University of Reims, France)

Tourism Urbanisation in Rio de Janiero State (Brasil)
G. Mascarenhas (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janiero (Brasil)

The attractiveness of second home areas in Sweden: a quantitative analysis
D. Müller (Umea, Sweden)

Accessibility and tourism development in France
G. Dubois (TEC, Marseille) and J.P. Ceron (CRIDEAU, University of Limoges)

Tourism and restructuring in rural landscapes

Chair: Andrew Church (University of Brighton)

How important are natural and built resources to the business of rural tourism? – An example from an under-developed region in Ireland
Cecelia Hegarty (DIT, Dublin)

What sells agritourism: operator and visitor perceptions of the agritourism experience
D. Che, G. Veeck, A. Veeck (Western Michigan University, USA)

Factors conditioning rural tourism supply and demand: the case of Catalonia, Spain
G.K. priestley, G. Canoves, L. Herrera and L. Cuesta (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain)

Tourism and social change in the Balearic Islands (Spain): from the rural islands to a mass tourism destinations
P. Salva Tomas (University of the Balaeric Islands, Spain)