Tourism and Social Regeneration
A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2018) | Viewed by 22704
Special Issue Editor
Interests: regeneration; social impacts; sense of community; event tourism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Much research has focused attention on tourism developments and regeneration efforts. Regeneration is often regarded as the process of renewal or redevelopment of existing facilities and infrastructures, and thus, expansions for, or new investments in, tourism and visitor attractions align with contemporary regeneration strategies and initiatives linked to transitioning economic bases. Planners and policy makers are concerned with maintaining a competitive advantage, resulting in policies and investments aimed at developing spaces in transition for the purpose of economic gain and/or image revival. To go beyond the focus on economic impacts of tourism-led regeneration, the purpose of this special issue is to address the importance of, and the need to, critically assess issues, problems and solutions surrounding social regeneration resulting from tourism change, developments or initiatives. More research considering how members of a community and event attendees engage with spaces and places transformed for tourism is needed. Paying closer attention to intangible impacts to extend recent debates surrounding tourism initiatives, involvement and futures is needed, emphasizing improved welfare and empowering local communities and its residents. Evaluating differing trends associated with social regeneration, including discussions and critiques of existing policies, or the lack of insight and initiatives among planners, policy makers and members of the community concerning tourism, is an attempt to debate new directions concerning tourism, social impacts and social policy. The goal of this special issue is to bring together both international and interdisciplinary perspectives, so submissions that test conceptual boundaries, offer a critique of social policy, or provide evidence from a specific case (or cases) are welcome.
Dr. Nicholas WiseGuest Editor
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Keywords
- Social Regeneration
- Social Impacts
- Tourism and Change
- Community
- Tourism Social Policy
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