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Europe has a long history of managing coastal erosion through a variety of protection strategies. This book provides a comprehensive review of the entire coastline of Europe; a comparative analysis of erosion problems and solutions, considering both natural and anthropogenic factors. Lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout, the book repre

Tourism is much more than an economic sector, it is also a social, cultural, political, and environmental force that drives societal change. Understanding, responding to, and managing this change will inevitably require knowledge workers who are able to address a range of problems associated with tourism, travel, hospitality, and the increasingly complex operating environment within which they exist. The purpose of this Handbook is to provide an insightful and authoritative account of the various issues that are shaping the higher educational world of tourism, hospitality and events education and to highlight the creative, inventive and innovative ways that educators are responding to these issues. It takes as its central focus a dynamic curriculum space shaped by internal and external factors from global to local scales, a variety of values and perspectives contributed by a range of stakeholders, and shifting philosophies about education policy, pedagogy and teaching practice. A benchmark for future curriculum design and development, it critically reviews the development of conceptual and theoretical approaches to tourism and hospitality education. The Handbook is composed of contributions from specialists in the field, is interdisciplinary in coverage and international in scope through its authorship and content. Providing a systematic guide to the current state of knowledge on tourism and hospitality education and its future direction this is essential reading for students, researchers and academics in Tourism, Hospitality, Events, Recreation and Leisure Studies.

This provocative book makes the case for the complete removal of national symbolism in the Olympic Games. Focusing on the case of national flags at the Olympic Games, it explores the history of national symbols at the Olympics and asks what this issue can tell us about the politicisation of sport in the twenty-first century.

This book explores how "the dark side of organizational life" may have more explanatory power than "the bright side" through topics of hostility, jealousy, envy, rivalry, gossip, problematic personalities, dislike, revenge, and social exclusion in business life.

This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the science underpinning talent identification and development in the world's most popular sport. It covers a broad range of topics that span the various sub-disciplines of sports science with contributions from some of the foremost scientists and applied practitioners globally.

Folklore, People and Place is a contribution towards better understanding the complex interconnectivity of folklore, people and place, across a range of different cultural and geographical contexts.

This book brings together a diverse collection of case studies, perspectives and research to explore how craft breweries have interacted with cities and neighborhoods in meaningful ways.

This book explores strength sports as a site of political contestation and a platform for insurgent gender practices. It contributes to our understanding of key themes in the study of sport, such as feminism, power, the body and identity.

This book examines the relationship between gender and sustainability in tourism. Whilst an extensive body of work exists in the areas of gender and sustainability, these two fields of knowledge are seldom combined to examine tourism phenomena.

This book critically analyses the concept of endurance from different theoretical, conceptual, methodological and empirical perspectives.

The ageing population is a global societal issue. Policymakers, planners, and the public, third and private sectors must rethink the delivery of built environment and services to meet the needs of a changing demographic. This is the first book to systematically review the evolution, development and progress of age-friendly thinking in the UK.

Bringing affect and emotion to the forefront of tourism studies, this book presents a new generation of scholars who consolidate emerging affective approaches and establish a route for scholarship that examines the roles of emotion and affect in tourism.

This comprehensive, multidisciplinary and expert-led book provides insight into the most current and insightful topics within food and beverage tourism practice and research, elaborated by leading researchers and practitioners in the field.

This book provides a comparative analysis of sport and physical activity policies, processes, and practices across the home nations (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) of the United Kingdom.

This book examines the development of sport sponsorship and its impact on global public health. It argues that sport governing bodies should not continue to treat fans solely as consumers, and that a more ethical approach should be taken to sport sponsorship.

Drawing on qualitative research methods, the book explores examples from the Greek food industry to analyse restaurateurs' and consumer constructed meanings of authenticity, how it is transmitted and received.

This volume of wide-ranging essays by sport historians and sociologists examines the complex relations of war, peace and sport through a series of case studies from South and North America, Europe, North Africa, Asia and New Zealand.

Black Women, Intersectionality, and Workplace Bullying extends and enriches the current literature on workplace bullying by examining specifically how work abuse disproportionality hurts women of color, affecting their mental health negatively and hence their career progression.

A unique and essential bird-watching toolfeaturingstickers and logbook entries for each bird, an illustrated species catalog, and space for your notes.Birding is a fun pastime that people of all ages can enjoy in just about any location. If you head out armed with binoculars, you might be left with lots of fond memories of the birds you saw, but they tend to blend together and get fuzzy in detail over time. Bird Watchers' Field Guide Sticker & Logbook is here to tackle that challenge, as the one-stop resource for recording your sightings. Whether you're just getting started birding or want to build on your existing knowledge, this field guide and logbook provides you with all you need, making it thecompanion in the field.Divided into climate regions (temperate, polar, continental, tropical, and desert), the field guide makes it easy to track your birds.Inside this gorgeously illustrated guide, you'll find:The basics of bird-watching, including when, where, and what to look for, as well as how to take accurate notes and make sketches.A unique layflat logbook, filled with tips to get the most out of bird-watching, so you can chart your own findings and observations.Beautiful illustrations of 75 of the most commonly seen birds in North America in one comprehensive species catalog.Stickers for each bird, plus more unique stickers for added fun, setting this book apart from all the other bird logbooks. Perfectly sized to fit into a shoulder bag next to your binoculars and featuring a layflat binding for easy writing and stunning imagery throughout, Bird Watchers Field Guide Sticker & Logbookis the one book you won't want to leave home without.

This book presents an ethnographic study of contemporary ticket touts in the UK.

Routledge Companion to Cycling presents a comprehensive overview of an artefact that throughout the modern era has been a bellwether indicator of the major social, economic and environmental trends that have permeated society.

This book offers a brief history of how autoethnography has been employed in studies of sport and physical (in)activity to date and makes an explicit call for anti-colonial approaches - challenging scholars of physical culture to interrogate and write against the colonial assumptions at work in so many physical cultural and academic spaces.

This book is the first to address the important interrelationship between second homes and climate change, which has become an increasingly relevant issue for many regions around the world.

Sport, through participation or spectatorship, represents a significant part of everyday life and wellbeing. This book provides a platform for sports human factors and ergonomics research to showcase key issues being tackled and to inspire the sports and human factors and ergonomics communities to pursue further applications.