Browsing Geography and Environmental Management by Subject "Recreation and Leisure Studies (Tourism, Policy and Planning)"
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Behavioural Adaptation of Skiers and Snowboarders in the US Northeast to Climate Variability and Change
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-24)Climate change has been referred to as the ‘greatest challenge to the sustainability of the global tourism industry in the 21st century’ (UNWTO-UNEP-WMO, 2008). As a result, climate change is one of the most widely discussed ... -
Canadian Tourism SMEs: Understanding the Motivations, Valuations of Success and Experiences of Business Owners in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)This research explores aspects of small tourism businesses in a Canadian context. A number of authors (e.g., Getz and Nilsson, 2004; Hall and Rusher, 2004; Lynch and Tucker, 2004; Morrison and Teixeira, 2004a/b) have noted ... -
Lived Experiences of the Trails: Perspectives from Three Southwestern Ontario Trail Organizations
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-16)The purpose of this qualitative thesis is to describe the common elements of sense of place in the lived experiences of volunteer trail managers. Through a triangulation of data gathered from secondary research, interviews ... -
Medical Tourism: Establishing a Sustainable Medical Facility
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)Imposing the principles of sustainable development on medical tourism is vital to maintaining the three pillars of a strong nation, namely, the environment, the economy, and the local community. The three research objectives ... -
Small-Scale Tourism Development in Communist Cuba
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-13)Tourism is arguably the world’s largest industry today, and has been adopted as an economic staple by countless low-income countries. However, while the tourism industry can bring much needed foreign capital into a country’s ...