Handbook on Tourism, Public Health and Wellbeing

Edited by Robin Nunkoo, Jun Wen and Metin Kozak

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In a time of rapid change for travel-related health interventions, this timely Handbook offers critical insights into the interrelationship between tourism, public health, and the wellbeing of local communities and tourists. Written with a global audience in mind, it features cutting-edge interdisciplinary research conducted by leading academics in tourism, public health, wellbeing, and social welfare.

Keywords: Business and Management; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment; Geography; Sociology and Social Policy; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9781800378292
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Rethinking the role of tourism in modern society through the lenses of the public and general wellbeing , pp 1-14

Jun Wen, Robin Nunkoo and Metin Kozak

Ch 2 The relationship between public health and medical tourism , pp 15-35

Wei Weng, Edith Cowan and Anna BiaäÇk-Wolf

Ch 3 Mobility tourism as a guarantee for health, wellbeing and sustainability , pp 36-56

Wei Weng, Edith Cowan, Antonio Juan Briones Pe√±alver, Pedro Fernandes da Anunciaç√£o and Tamara Saura Acosta

Ch 4 An assessment of health as a soft infrastructure for tourism: a case study of Mauritius , pp 57-66

Boopen Seetanah, Narvada Gopy Ramdhany and Reena Bhattu Babajee

Ch 5 Engineering resilience, circularity and healthfulness in the tourism industry , pp 67-82

Mahendra Gooroochurn

Ch 6 Social thermalism and relaunch projects in the name of wellness tourism , pp 83-96

Carmen Bizzarri and Donatella Strangio

Ch 7 Tourism and spirituality: building the tourism of the future , pp 97-106

Fabio Carbone, Wei Weng, Barbara Antonucci, Maria Jo√£o Silveira, Mahdieh Shahrabi Farahani and Mafalda Patuleia

Ch 8 Recovering from public health crises: lessons from Hong Kong's tourism and hospitality industry , pp 107-123

Hiu Yan Lee and Kevin Yin Kiu Leung

Ch 9 Positive health impacts of tourism , pp 124-138

Maksim Godovykh, Alan Fyall and Abraham Pizam

Ch 10 Respoguide: integrating sustainability and wellbeing in tourism through an innovative platform , pp 139-149

Paris Tsartas, Triantafyllos Falaras, Konstantinos Giannopoulos, Charalampos Papoutsakis, Georgia Paraskevopoulou and Christina Sofia Rachanioti

Ch 11 Tourism and social development: the case of Africa , pp 150-169

Sheereen Fauzel, Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur and Jeevita Matadeen

Ch 12 Public health and wellbeing in tourism policy: myths and reality , pp 170-203

Wei Weng and WiesäÇaw Alejziak

Ch 13 Tourism as a promoter of social welfare , pp 204-220

Wei Weng, Zehra Saltık and Orhan Akova

Ch 14 Tourist behaviour during disease outbreaks , pp 221-233

Bushra Choudhary and Abdul Qadir

Ch 15 Tourist behavior during disease outbreaks and wellbeing , pp 234-251

Wei Weng, Edith Cowan, Gülseren Yurcu and Zeki Akıncı

Ch 16 Past health crises and resilience in tourism: looking to a post-COVID-19 future , pp 252-266

Andreia Pereira, Cláudia Seabra and Ana Caldeira

Ch 17 COVID-19 and tourism development: an Indian Ocean island perspective , pp 267-287

Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur, Marie-Annick Lamy-Giner and Sheereen Fauzel

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