Academic, Education & Scientific Organisations involved in tourism, ecotourism, tourism geography, nature based, leisure and outdoor tourism.

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The Tourism Studies Working Group "was founded in the spring of 2003 by a small group of graduate students at UC Berkeley. It has since grown into an interdisciplinary network of more than 50 scholars throughout Northern California. In addition, the Working Group has established productive ties with similar research groups in England, Europe, Canada, New Zealand, and Brazil."

International Small Islands Studies Association "ISISA is a voluntary, non-profit and independent organisation. Our objectives are to study islands on their own terms, and to encourage free scholarly discussion on small island related matters such as islandness, smallness, insularity, dependency, resource management and environment, and the nature of island life."

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UNEP Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch The Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch works to promote sustainable resource management in a life cycle perspective for goods and services produced and used by governments, business and civil society.
Asia Tourism Research An E-mail Discussion List Group for academics, scholars and consultants who are interested in tourism development and impacts in Asia (defined as East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Central Asia.). Members info., links for Asian resources, and of course the list!
Annals of Tourism Research "Annals of Tourism Research is a social sciences journal focusing upon the academic perspectives of tourism. While striving for a balance of theory and application, Annals is ultimately dedicated to developing theoretical constructs."
ATLAS, European Association for Tourism and Leisure Education "The European Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS) was established in 1991 to develop transnational educational initiatives in tourism and leisure." You need to be a member or join the email list to get more information, but the publications appear useful and economical.
Centre for Science and Environment, India "... Sends out a fortnightly electronic news bulletin to our network of friends and professionals interested in environmental issues." Revamped web site with links to stories, issues and research of interest on the subcontinent. A must visit!
"The EUCC Coastal Guide "An information service of the EUCC aimed at professionals in coastal management, planning, conservation and research in Europe. Our mission: Provide help in finding and accessing the best available information."
ICOMOS"ICOMOS is an international non-governmental organization of professionals, dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites." English and Français.
The International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators "The International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators is an international organization of industry professionals in travel, tourism and related fields representing all levels of educational institutions, ranging from professional schools and high schools to four-year colleges and graduate-degree granting institutions. "
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, "helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. It supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice".
The Mountain Forum "is a global network of individuals and organisations concerned with the well being of mountain people, their environments and cultures. Its mission is to promote global action toward equitable and ecologically sustainable mountain development and conservation through information sharing, mutual support and advocacy."
TOURISM "An International Interdisciplinary Journal TOURISM is the scientific, peer reviewed journal whose contents cover the entire spectrum of themes connected with travel and tourism, and which are equally important to academics and members of the industry."
TOURISM GEOGRAPHIES: An International Journal of Tourism Space, Place and Environment. "The aim of Tourism Geographies is to provide a peer-reviewed forum for the presentation and discussion of geographic perspectives on tourism and tourism-related areas of recreation and leisure studies. The plural, Geographies, is used to express a sensitivity and effort to reach out to the diversity of perspectives that fall under this subject matter, including both academic and applied research, regional traditions from Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and other parts of the world, and disciplinary approaches from geographers and related professionals, such as anthropologists and other social scientists, landscape architects, urban and regional planners, and environmental scientists and managers."
Studies in Travel Writing "is an international, refereed journal that encourages multi- and cross-disciplinary scholarship on travel texts. It welcomes essays on travel writing in its broadest as well as its conventional sense and aims to serve as a forum for discussion and debate about primary materials and methodologies. It promotes both recovery research and theoretical approaches. Without restriction on period or region of study, the journal allows for specific contexts of travel writing to be established and for common features to be identified." Abstracts of selected text from previous issues with contents lists and subscription details.

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