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Book SynopsisSustainability has become a core concept in considering tourism planning and development. Existing literature on sustainable tourism suggests that tourism will become more sustainable if all stakeholders participate in the tourism development process. Children in Sustainable and Responsible Tourism seeks to fill an absence of research in the sustainable and responsible tourism field involving children as stakeholders.
Children in Sustainable and Responsible Tourism argues that children’s empowerment should be a core component of any responsible tourism initiatives, and that children’s involvement and support should be a requirement in helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Hugues Séraphin’s ground-breaking study directly addresses the issue that academic researchers and industry practitioners alike have overlooked and under evaluated the significance of this key segment for the industry.
Chapters address issues related to both the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of empowering children to be responsible tourists and potential future industry practitioners while providing recommendations for current industry professionals.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Hugues Séraphin
Section 1. Nature Based Strategy: Children as Sustainability Thinkers, Actioners, and Transformers
Chapter 1. Wildlife Tourism, and the Education of Children; Hayley Stainton
Chapter 2. Children’s Experience of Nature Holidays: A Motivation for Environmental Responsible Behaviour; Zohre Mohammadi
Chapter 3. Children as Eco-literate Tourists: The Contribution of Outdoor Residential Centres in the UK; Karen Cripps
Chapter 4. Unlocking Changes in Tourism: Children as Future Sustainable Leaders; Rita R. Carballo, Carmelo J. León, and María M. Carballo
Chapter 5. An Analysis of the Strategic Approach Used by Resort Mini-Clubs to Educate Children about Responsible Tourism; Hugues Séraphin, Stanislav Ivanov, Anca. C. Yallop, and Anestis Fotiadis
Section 2. Non-Nature Based Strategy: Children as Sustainability Thinkers, Actioners, and Transformers
Chapter 6. Transformative Experiences on School Excursions: Students as Catalysts for Sustainable Tourism; Naomi Dale, Patrick J.N. L’Espoir Decosta, and Lynda Kelly
Chapter 7. Empowering Children : A Path Towards Sustainable Tourism in Emerging Countries; Souad Djedi, Kamila Ghidouche Aït-Yahia, and Salaouatchi Hichem Sofiane
Chapter 8. Transformational Education for Sustainable Tourism in Middle-Schools; Marco Martins and Ricardo Jorge da Costa Guerra
Chapter 9. Child Rights and Inclusive Sustainable Tourism Development in East Africa: Case of Kenya; Shem Wambugu Maingi and Vanessa GB Gowreesunkar
Chapter 10. Securing Sustainable Tourism: Children’s Rights and Adults’ Responsibilities; Emma Nottingham
Chapter 11. Children as Ambassadors in Sustainability Initiatives of ANPRAS, Mauritius; Vanessa GB Gowreesunkar, Patita Paban Mohanty, and Shem Wambugu Maingi
Chapter 12. Children as Agents of Change for the Future; Nichole Hugo
Chapter 13. The Principles of Responsible Management Education and Responsible Tourism Strategies: Success, Failure or Trauma for Generation Z?; Hugues Séraphin, Simon M. Smith, Faouzi Ghidouche, and Lamia Nechoud
Conclusion; Hugues Séraphin
