Scientific Tourism: Researchers As Travellers (Contemporary Geographies Of Leisure, Tourism And Mobility)

This book for the first time critically reviews tourism debates surrounding the emerging market of scientific and research oriented tourism. Section 1 sets the stage of the discourse of scientific research in tourism; Section 2 evaluates the key players of scientific tourism and Section 3 contains case studies documenting the niche of researchers as travelers in a range of geographical locations. The title's multidisciplinary approach raises many issues including the role of science tourism in tourism development and expansion, the impacts of scientific and research-based tourism, travel behaviors and motivations of researchers to name but a few.

• | Author: Susan L. Slocum, Carol Kline, Andrew Holden
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jun 04, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 212 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0415748178
• | ISBN-13: 9780415748179