Tourism and Innovation

This ground-breaking volume on the relationships between tourism and innovation provides an overview of relevant innovation theories, and related literatures on entrepreneurship, productivity, regional development and competitiveness, and their significance to contemporary tourism practices.

'This book makes a significant shift in our understanding of innovation within the tourism industry. It does so by taking a wide ranging perspective which includes aspects of knowledge transfer, learning regions and cities along with policy and governance. I have no doubt that this will become a standard text for those wishing to understand the importance of innovations in tourism, in an economic and social context.' Professor Gareth Shaw, University of Exeter, UK 'This pioneering book truly fills a significant research gap. All academics, policy analysts, industry representatives or anyone else with strong interests in how tourism is affected by innovative practices but also how tourism itself shapes innovation strategies at various spatial levels will find it of interest. It can be counted as one of a handful of texts that have appeared in the last decade that demonstrate a significant intellectual leap in tourism studies.' Professor Dimitri Ioannides, Director of the European Tourism Research Institute (ETOUR), Mid-Sweden University, Sweden

Autorentext

C. Michael Hall is Professor in the Department of Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Docent in Geography, University of Oulu, Finland; Visiting Professor, Linnaeus University, Kalmar; and Guest Professor, Lund University, Sweden. He has published widely on tourism, regional development, global environmental change, sustainability, food, and World Heritage.

Allan M. Williams obtained his PhD from the London School of Economics, and held posts at the Universities of Durham, Exeter, and London Metropolitan before taking up his current position as Professor of Tourism and Mobility Studies at the University of Surrey. His central research interest is the relationship between mobility and economic development, especially relating to innovation, productivity, knowledge, and risk.

Inhalt

List of figures. List of tables. List of boxes. Preface. List of abbreviations.
1. Introduction: understanding innovation as the key to understanding changes in tourism. 2. Competition, innovation, and productivity. 3. Knowledge, creativity, and innovation. 4. Technology and tourism innovation. 5. The state and tourism innovation: institutions, policy, regulation, and governance. 6. The regional innovation system: territorial learning, regions, cities, and smart specialisation. 7. Firm organisation and innovation. 8. Entrepreneurship, the market, and innovation. 9. Entrepreneurship and innovation pathways. 10. Public good entrepreneurship: community, place, social entrepreneurship, and innovation. 11. Conclusions: an innovative future for tourism.
References. Index.