TY - BOOK AU - Kozak,Metin AU - Artal-Tur,Andrés ED - C.A.B. International, TI - Destination competitiveness, the environment and sustainability: challenges and cases T2 - CABI series in tourism management research AV - G156.5.E58 D47 2015eb U1 - 910.68 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK PB - CABI KW - Tourism KW - Environmental aspects KW - Sustainable development KW - Management KW - Case studies KW - Marketing KW - Natural Resource Economics, (New March 2000) KW - Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000) KW - Marketing and Distribution KW - Meteorology and Climate KW - Tourism and Travel KW - cabt KW - Climate change KW - Destinations KW - Environmental impact KW - Environmental protection KW - Market competition KW - Sustainability N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / Andrés Artal-Tur and Metin Kozak -- Tourism Destination Competitiveness and Innovation : The Case of the Spanish Mediterranean Coast / Antonio García Sánchez and David Siles López -- Destination Evaluation through the Prioritization of Competitiveness Pillars : The Case of Brazil / Jose Manoel Gándara and Adriana Fumi Chim-Miki -- Creativity and City Tourism Repositioning : The Case of Valencia, Spain / José María Nácher Escriche and Paula Simó Tomás -- Visual Semantics and Destination Competitiveness : The Case of Wedding Tourism in Mexico / Gerardo Novo Espinosa de los Monteros and Maribel Osorio Garcia -- The Potential Effects of Climate Change on the Tourism Industry : A Study in Turkey / Musa Pinar, Ibrahim Birkan, Gamze Tanil and Muzaffer Uysal -- Using Tourism to Mitigate Against Climate Change : The Case of the Caribbean / Kimberley Blackwood, Juley Wynter-Robertson and Nadine Valentine -- Green Economy Practices in the Tourism Industry : The Case of Limpopo Province, South Africa / Charles Nhemachena, Siyanda Jonas and Selma Karuaihe -- Environmental Resources and the Hotel Industry : The Case of Slovenia / Tanja Mihalic̆ -- Ecological Modernization and Environmental Education: The Case of Turkey / Habib Alipour and Hossein G.T. Olya -- Understanding the Seasonal Concentration of Tourist Arrivals : The Case of the South of Spain / José David Cisneros-Martínez and Antonio Fernández-Morales -- Tourism Policy and the Challenge of Seasonality : The Case of the Balearic Islands / Margarita Alemany, Maria Antonia García and Ángela Aguilo -- Expenditure and Stay Behaviour of Nature-based Visitors : The Case of Costa Rica / Andrés Artal-Tur and Antonio Juan Briones-Peñalver -- Socio-economic Profile of Sustainable Tourists and Expenditure at Destinations : A Local-based Analysis in Andalusia, Spain / Pablo Juan Cárdenas-García and Juan Ignacio Pulido-Fernández -- Networking for Sustainable Cultural Tourism Activities and Dynamics : The Case of Oporto / Ivana Stević and Zélia Breda -- Facing the Challenges of Sustainability : The Case of Bulgarian Tourism / Mariya Stankova -- Conclusion / Andrés Artal-Tur and Metin Kozak; Access limited to subscribing institution; Also available in print format N2 - This book provides insights on the topic of tourism destination management, focusing on the analysis of three main issues: (1) the factors influencing destination competitiveness, (2) the environmental dimension of tourism (including climate change issues); and (3) destination sustainability. The book is structured into three parts comprising 15 main chapters. Each part constitutes a monographic view on every topic analysed through the book. The chapters employ case studies in order to illustrate their contributions. The analysis presents an interdisciplinary approach, including contributions from economists, managers, geographers and marketing professionals UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781780646978.0000 ER -