Tourism in the Green Economy

This book provides a comprehensive set of tourism debates, early responses, on-going and emerging research initiatives that will enable tourism's transition to a green economy.

Author: Maharaj Vijay Reddy
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/25/2017
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781138095632

About the Author

Maharaj Vijay Reddy is the Deputy Head of the Department for Marketing, Enterprise and Tourism within the Lord Ashcroft International Business School at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, UK. Previously, he worked as a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Principal Lecturer in the Faculty of Management at Bournemouth University. Before joining Bournemouth, Vijay was at the University of Kent as a post-doctoral Research Associate within the Kent Business School. Vijay gained his PhD from the University of Exeter. He has completed challenging projects commissioned by international and national agencies, for example, research exploring disaster impacts following the 2004 Asian and 2011 Japanese tsunamis. His consultancies for UNESCO resulted in the inscription of natural and cultural properties on the UNESCO List. Vijay has been invited by policy organizations including UN Secretariat, UNEP, UNWTO and the Intergovernmental Oceanic Commission to comment on sustainability issues.

Keith Wilkes is the Executive Dean of Bournemouth University's Faculty of Management, one of the world's leading centres for tourism research and education. Keith was a UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Subject Specialist Reviewer, and a long-standing member of the Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE) Executive Committee. His research focuses on sustainable tourism development, visitor attractions, heritage management and tourism education. He has played a significant role in developing tourism education in the UK.