Thematic Analysis of Sustainable Tourism and the Triple Bottom Line

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Thematic Analysis of Sustainable Tourism and the
Triple Bottom Line

• Michael Hughes
• Jack Carlsen

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Analysis Considerations

• Indication of research effort rather than impact
  or influence
• Assumes CIRET reference collection is
  representative of research effort
• based on reliability of third party
  categorisation of literature (CIRET)

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Findings
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Number of Publications
Year
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(36.4)
7.8
5.4
11.8
11.4
29.1
20.7
13.8
(51.3)
(66.1)
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Total Number of Publications
of Publications
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Application of Results

• Balanced body of knowledge and research required
  to inform graduates
• Analysis suggests a lack of co-ordination and
  integration of ideas and publications
• Represents a gap in the sustainable tourism
  literature
• Encouraging that the management theme
  predominates in all three dimensions of the
  literature

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Conclusion

• Demonstrated how the ST research effort
  corresponds with its parent paradigm, sustainable
  development
• ST literature 1983 to 2003 dominated by
  discipline specific research, primarily social or
  environmental issues.
• Integrating the body of knowledge in ST may
  clarify meaning and enhance applicability in a
  practical and desirable manner