Academic Tourism: Perspectives on International Mobility in Europe by Elisabeth

Description: Academic Tourism by Elisabeth T. Pereira, João P. Cerdeira Bento, Fídel Martínez-Roget, Xosé A. Rodríguez Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This book presents the latest knowledge on the still under-researched field of academic tourism, which over the past decade has gained in importance at local and national economic levels as a result of increasing international mobility of students and academic staff in higher education. Publisher Description This book presents the latest knowledge on the still under-researched field of academic tourism, which over the past decade has gained in importance at local and national economic levels as a result of increasing international mobility of students and academic staff in higher education. A wide range of themes are explored from various perspectives, with the focus on Europe. Particular attention is paid to academic tourism demand, expenditure, and economic impact; the relationships between academic tourism and local and regional development, sustainable development, and environmental sustainability; and the importance of academic tourism for the internationalization of higher education and international cooperation and development. Further topics to be considered include the significance of academic tourism for the dynamics of tourism destinations and insights from experimental tourism research. In addition to theoretical chapters and state of the art reviews, readers will find insightful empirical and case studies. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers, students, and practitioners, including policy makers. Author Biography João Paulo Cerdeira Bento holds a PhD from the University of Reading, United Kingdom, and is a senior lecturer at the University of Aveiro Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering, and Tourism. He is also a research fellow at the Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy. He is an economist and his research interests include the study of international trade and investment, energy and environmental sustainability, and tourism economics. Fidel Martínez-Roget holds a PhD in economics and is a professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) (Spain). Between 2005 and 2011, he was Secretary of the Centre for Tourism Studies and Research (CETUR) at USC. His main areas of research are related to the analysis of rural tourism, the impacts of tourism and economic well-being. He was lead researcher of the projects "Software for the calculation of the economic impact oftourism at regional and local level" and "An indicator of tourism loyalty towards Galicia". He has published in international journals such as Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management, Sustainability, Tourism Economics, Regional Studies, Social Indicators Research or EUREElisabeth T. Pereira is an associate professor of economics in the Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism at the University of Aveiro, where she coordinates the International Mobility for Economics studies. She holds a PhD in Business and Economics Competitiveness from the University of Aveiro. She is a full researcher at the Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy. Between 2012 and 2016, she was chair of the Subject Committee of Economics and Business of Campus Europae – European University Foundation. Her research interests include competitiveness and innovation in tourism, academic tourism,the impact of tourism in economic growth. She is author of several dozen articles published in international scientific journals indexed, book chapters and institutional reports. She is also reviewer of national and international journals.Xosé A. Rodríguez is a professor of econometrics at the University of Santiago de Compostela. His research interests include the econometric analysis, measurement of productivity and efficiency, mining economics, modelling and analysis techniques applied to the tourism sector, and sustainable development. Regarding tourism research, he has published interesting papers in leading journals, such as Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management, Tourism Economics or Sustainability. Details ISBN 3030572900 ISBN-13 9783030572907 Title Academic Tourism Author Elisabeth T. Pereira, João P. Cerdeira Bento, Fídel Martínez-Roget, Xosé A. 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