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Informationen zum Autor Scott McCabe graduated from his doctoral studies in 2001 and has been working in higher education for last sixteen years. Scott is currently head of the Marketing Division at Nottingham University Business School, where he has worked for seven years. Previously he worked in the hospitality sector, mainly in small hotels, restaurants and bars, travelling widely in Europe, Australia and South East Asia. He worked for a time in the fine wine trade. Dr Lynn Minnaert is a lecturer in tourism and events at the University of Surrey. Her research focuses on social tourism and social sustainability in tourism and events. Anya Diekmann is Professor of Tourism at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium. Her research focuses mainly on cultural tourism, urban ethnic and slum tourism as well as social tourism. Klappentext This book examines the concept of social tourism within a European context. It places social tourism within a historical context of social development in the region, highlighting the diverse ways in which social tourism has evolved, identifying commonalities and providing a comprehensive definition. Zusammenfassung This book examines the concept of social tourism within a European context. It places social tourism within a historical context of social development in the region! highlighting the diverse ways in which social tourism has evolved! identifying commonalities and providing a comprehensive definition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Scott McCabe! Lynn Minnaert! and Anya Diekmann: Introduction to social tourism in Europe Chapter 2. Lynn Minnaert! Anya Diekmann! and Scott McCabe: Definitions of social tourism and historical context Chapter 3. Anya Diekmann! Scott McCabe and Lynn Minnaert: Current supply and demand factors Chapter 4. Freya Higgins-Desbiolles: Resisting the hegemony of the market: Reclaiming the social capacities of tourism Chapter 5. Gilles Caire: Social Tourism and the Social Economy Chapter 6. Kevin Hannam: Mobilities and Social Exclusion: Towards a research agenda Chapter 7. Derek Hall and Frances Brown: The welfare society and tourism! European perspectives Chapter 8. Liz Such and Tess Kay: The family factor in social tourism Chapter 9. Gareth Shaw and Sheela Agarwal: Disability! Representation and Access to Tourism Chapter 10. Christian Baumgartner : Social tourism and sustainability Chapter 11. Scott McCabe! Anya Diekmann! Lynn Minnaert: Conclusions and emergent issues in social tourism policy and research agenda ...
