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1. 1. Fighting for Sustainability: A Case Study about Tenerife's Activism Movement

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Felicitas Brodtrager; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable destination development; activism; tourism impacts; stakeholder involvement; sustainability; alternative tourism model; system thinking; doughnut economics;

   Abstract : This research explores the perspectives of the opinion leaders of the activism movement in Tenerife on tourism on the island and the solutions proposed by these stakeholders to the current sustainability problems related to tourism. These issues include tourist's misbehavior in natural protected areas, waste, submarine emissions of residual water sewage, water shortage, gentrification, overtourism, overpopulation, 14,6% of unemployment in 2022, decline of agricultural land, high population density, etc. READ MORE

3. 2. The experience of Icelanders going abroad for dental treatment

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Hlín SVEINSDÓTTIR; [2022]
   Keywords : Medical tourism; dental tourism; tourist experience; medical tourist experience; dental tourist experience;

   Abstract : With all the developments in the world today, medical tourism is becoming increasingly more popular. People have discovered that there is a chance to seek medical care elsewhere than in their country of residence, often at a lower price than in that country. READ MORE

4. 3. The sensitivity of the Maasai Mara Conservancy Model to external shocks

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Shreya Chakrabarti; [2021]
   Keywords : Environmentality; environmental governance; ecotourism; community-based conservation; neoliberal conservation; Covid-19 pandemic;

   Abstract : Biodiversity loss caused by human activities is considered to be one of the greatest challenges to the stability of our planet. Protected areas emerged as a solution to this challenge, but they are not always successful due to the exclusion and displacement of local communities that live in proximity to the protected area, especially in low income countries. READ MORE

5. 4. Collaborative Partnerships between Public and Private Stakeholders in SustainableDestinations : A case study of Uppsala, Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Helina Betre; [2020]
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   Abstract : Tourism destinations are implementing policies based on global sustainability agreements. Countries are taking different approaches to fulfilling their sustainability goals. Collaboration was considered an important ingredient to implementing policies and achieving targets. READ MORE

6. 5. Study of the potential of football tourism : Research based on three football leagues: English, Spanish and Russian

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Dorian Ardeleanu; [2020]
   Keywords : sustainability; tourism decentralization; football research; football tourism; linear regression; probit model;

   Abstract : This study is based on first-league football teams from England, Spain and Russia. It demonstrates that football tourism has a big potential because the attendance on football stadiums has a positive effect over the number of visitors in the city, and this influence is stronger among teams that are historically more popular. READ MORE