University and Research Center Sites
http://www.talm.uq.edu.au/risksite/home.htm
The Center for Tourism and Risk Management was started last year by the University of Queensland and the Cooperative Research Center for Sustainable Tourism with the intent of identifying and responding positively to risks. The center is involved in many projects in Australia in tourist health and safety, and travel and tourism laws.
http://www.gu.edu.au/school/thm/centre/cthmr/backgrnd.html
The Center for Tourism and Hotel Management Research (CTHMR), closely aligned with the School of Tourism and Hotel Management at Griffith University, conducts research on tourism and hotel management. Tourism disaster management is one of the center's research areas.
http://www.port.ac.uk/text/courses/postpros/ecotour.htm
The University of Portsmouth provides a Master of Science in ecotourism.
http://www.uws.edu.au/schools/aou/uwsh/socialinq/humanities/tourism.html
The University of West Sydney Hawkesbury offers a Bachelor of Arts (Tourism). It is designed to provide an awareness of cultural issues and desirable social contributions of the tourism industry. Some of the major areas of study are cultural tourism, ecotourism, indigenous studies, rural tourism and sustainable tourism.
http://www.centre-for-responsible-tourism.org
The Center for Responsible Tourism conducts masters and post-graduate diploma courses in sustainable tourism management, in addition to a variety of short courses and distance learning courses. Tourism research is the main activity of the center.
Tourism Related Sites
http://www.world-tourism.org
The World Tourism Organization is the leading international organization in the field of travel and tourism. It serves as a global forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of tourism know-how. Some of the key issues concerning the WTO are sustainable development through tourism and transfer of tourism know-how to developing nations. The organization produces a number of publications that are also listed on the site, as is useful information on upcoming events.
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/tourism
This Climate Change and Tourism site introduces the impacts of climate change on the tourism industry. It investigates the impacts of climate change in a wide range of international holiday destinations. Some of the links on this site are still under construction.
http://www.propoortourism.org.uk
This site is an outcome of a recent research project entitled Practical Strategies for Pro-Poor Tourism that has reviewed six case studies of pro-poor tourism (PPT) interventions in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The project aimed to identify practical strategies that make tourism work for the poor. The conclusion drawn from the case studies is that PPT strategies can influence tourism at the margin to expand opportunities and benefits for the poor. The case studies are available on the site. Contact
ppt@odi.org.uk for more information.
New Links on ADPC Websitehttp://www.bghrc.com
Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre, a multidisciplinary natural hazards research group, is housed in the Department of Geological Sciences, University College London. Some current research projects include: forecasting analysis of Atlantic sea-surface temperatures for hurricane forecasting; the use of SPOT-generated digital elevation models for identifying active, potentially seismogenic faults; mechanisms of formation and transport of long run-out landslides; the development of a PC-based hazard simulator for training civil authorities; and the mitigation of volcanic risk among vulnerable island communities.
http://www.seedsindia.org
SEEDS (The Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society) is a voluntary organization registered under the Societies Act of India. The organization has run many programs at the community level in various rural and urban areas in India. The site also features its relief and rehabilitation initiatives in Gujarat after the earthquake.
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