Overview
- Draws upon the huge growth in the tourism industry and on QOL research in tourism
- Addresses sustainability as a key element in studying tourism and QOL
- Discusses how tourism can create a positive impact for tourists as well as hosts
Part of the book series: International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life (IHQL)
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Table of contents (39 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Tourism and QoL: General
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QoL from the Perspective of Tourists
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Keywords
About this book
The second volume of this handbook develops on and extends the discussion in the successful first volume, published in 2012. This is a timely addition to the literature, drawing on the momentum that quality of life (QOL) research in tourism has gained in the 21st century and on the boom in the tourism industry itself. It focuses on four areas of growth in QOL research in the recent past: (1) travelers/tourists, (2) host communities, (3) service providers, and (4) the role of technology. The handbook helps management of tourism firms and policy makers develop specific policies and programs to ensure the most positive impact of tourism on tourists, host communities, and service providers. The comprehensive coverage of topics in this handbook makes it a state-of-the-art reference. Academics interested in QOL research in travel and tourism, tourism practitioners interested in applying the science of QOL in the tourism industry, as well as policy makers involved in regulating the industry will view the handbook as indispensable source of recent research.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
M. Joseph Sirgy is a management psychologist (Ph.D., UMass) and the Virginia Tech Real Estate Professor Emeritus of Marketing at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (USA) and Extraordinary Professor at the WorkWell Research Unit at North West University, Potchefstroom Campus (South Africa). He has published extensively in the area of marketing, business ethics, and quality of life (QOL). He co-founded the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) in 1995, served as its Executive Director/Treasurer from 1995 to 2011, and as development Co-Director (2011-present). He co-founded the journal, Applied Research in Quality of Life, the official journal of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, in 2005; and he has served as co-founding editor (1995-present). He is currently serving as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Macromarketing (2020-present). He also was the editor of the ISQOLS/Springer book series on International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life (2008-15), Community Quality of Life Indicators: Best Cases (2004-15), and Applied Research in Quality of Life: Best Practices (2008-12). He is currently the co-editor of Springer book series on Human Well-Being and Research in Policy Making (2015-present).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Tourism and Quality-of-Life Research II
Book Subtitle: Enhancing the Lives of Tourists, Residents of Host Communities and Service Providers
Editors: Muzaffer Uysal, M. Joseph Sirgy
Series Title: International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31513-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-31512-1Published: 24 September 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-31515-2Due: 15 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-31513-8Published: 23 September 2023
Series ISSN: 2468-7227
Series E-ISSN: 2468-7235
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 602
Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations
Topics: Quality of Life Research, Employee Health and Wellbeing, Tourism Management, Economic Geography, Cultural Heritage