INTA26 Annual Congress
on Metropolisation in a Global Economy
from 23 to 26 June 2002.

INTA, the International Network for Urban Development
and
the City of The Hague

Urban networks constitute a key feature of modern spatial structures. Areas
are dotted with large metropolitan systems, many of which are characterised
by a poly-centric structure. Each polycentric region has a long tradition in
which individual cities try to improve their position both in a regional and
in a global economy.

The transformation of polycentric urban regions, made up of numerous smaller
and medium-size cities, into global city regions, demands a more complex
approach. At the time of a more matured, dynamic and mobile economy many
urban systems, especially their spatial division, are becoming inadequate
and are local government units are deeply restructured.

Since the 1950s planners and policy makers have developed the concept of
urban agglomerations (the Randstad in Western Holland being the most
comprehensive example); a concept that is still in use when it comes to
planning, execution, layout and management of polycentric urban systems.
However, the management of the urban agglomeration appears to be more
informal and voluntary rather than systematic despite recent changes in
several countries, for example the latest being the new administrative
structure in France (communautés d'agglomération ou de pays) which takes
this idea a step further.

At present there is a feeling that this situation needs to be reconsidered.
The globalisation of the economy, and regional integration taking place in
Europe, Asia and Africa, leads to some cooperation but, inevitably, also to
competition. Only strong urban areas can handle such competition. Urban
agglomerations will only be able to retain and strengthen their
international position if they react adequately to new opportunities and/or
threats that present themselves from the global economy.

Adjusting policies, setting clear, new priorities and effective local
cooperation are preconditions for success. The geographical dimensions of
urban development and management should be clarified and revised: the first
level - the 'daily urban system' – is where most initiatives and investment
decisions are taken; that level being itself composed of smaller clusters of
cities. From here, a second level emerges: that of larger inter-connected
clusters of network cities. The third level is that of the metropolitan
region as a whole, the level of the 'global city' as identified in planning
literature.

There are obvious connections and overlapping between these levels, but it
is important to keep the differences clear. Especially at the highest level,
that of the metropolis, where issues and problems cannot be properly
addressed anymore by one of the lower components. There are development
issues such as modern accessibility and social cohesion which are crucial
for the competitive capacities of the metropolitan region and require
solutions at a higher level. In addition, the current administrative
structure and partnership arrangements seems less and less adequate to
address global development issues over territories spreading across several
administrative boundaries.

In The Netherlands for example, the spatial concept of the Delta Metropolis
as an inter-connected system of high-grade urban and rural environments is
replacing the now classical notion of The Randstad. The Delta Metropolis is
conceived as a spatial unity with the potential to maintain the full place
of the West of Holland in a competitive Europe and at the same time able to
improve the quality of life and mobility. One critical question is how to
translate the spatial concept of a Delta Metropolis in development and
managerial terms to strengthen and unite the efforts of the four Western
provinces, four major cities and four regional administrative layers around
these cities.

The trend towards larger spatial units for planning and management of urban
growth – metropolisation of urban development – are experienced in many
countries and regions particularly where the effects of the global economy
are felt most – Europe as a whole but also in Asia (Japan, Korea, Singapore,
Malaysia), Egypt, South and North Africa and the Americas (Argentina,
Uruguay, East Coast of Canada, California and other areas of the USA). The
agenda of local and national policy makers is becoming more complex :
1. How to promote a common application and implementation of national and
trans-national spatial policy in polycentric urban regions;
2. How to identify common governmental strategies for spatial investment at
various levels, including cooperation with private key actors in (temporary)
strategic alliances;
3. How to use various strands of benchmark analysis to improve existing
spatial and spatial-economic policies of polycentric urban regions.

The INTA26 Congress will address such issues as:
- In what way and to which level can the long-standing tradition, even
though successful in the past, be changed? How can a higher degree of
co-production of policy take place, at least at regional level? How to make
progress in the absence of ideal institutional arrangements?

- Investing in external accessible infrastructure is necessary to ensure
that the metropolitan region stays at a level equal to that of other
metropolitan areas, thus at the very least consolidating its regional and
international position. Which projects are needed to bring the metropolis to
a level equal to other metropolitan regions? At which scale and with which
content can one become a player in the global economy?

- Which development projects create a high degree of both internal and
external identity for the metropolitan urban region? How to reconcile the
rationale for less equipment with access for all to facilities and services
over the metropolitan area?

- Vitality and competitive potential require high-grade, differentiated
functions and to fulfil national and international functions properly,
drastic transformations are essential in the cities; which projects -
physical, social or cultural and economic - ensure the development of
quality and diversity within the metropolitan region? How to keep the urban
environment livable when the urban limits are expanding? How to regulate
tensions between the periphery and the centre(s)?

- What can metropolitan urban regions learn from each other in terms of
policy implementation?

For more information please visit:
http://www.inta-aivn.org/20-activities/inta26.htm

or contact:

INTA - The International Network for Urban Development
Nassau Dillenburgstraat 44
2596 AE Den Haag
The Netherlands
Tel: 31-70-324 45 26
Fax: 31-70-328 07 27
E-mail: intainfo@...
http://www.inta-net.org
----------------
Le 26e Congrès Annuel de l’INTA sur
Les Echelles du Développement Urbain: Gérer la Métropolisation des
Territoires dans l'Economie Globale

INTA, le Réseau International du Développement Urbain
et
La Municipalité de La Haye

La métropolisation des territoires renvoie à des questions complexes sur
l'aménagement, le développement urbain et sur l'articulation entre projets
d'agglomération et projets urbains. A partir de l’idée de «chaos urbain» qui
a dominé les modèles pendant des années (Rem Koolhaas), la notion de
métropolisation envisage la constitution d’un ordre, d’une hiérarchisation,
de la prise en compte de nouveaux paramètres structurant «la ville» comme la
gouvernance, l’émergence de nouvelles hiérarchies sociales (apparition de
classes moyennes différenciées), l’importance des réseaux (aéroports, gares,
etc.), et les questions environnementales (espaces de loisirs, espace
«écologiques», etc.).

La métropolisation est, pour la plupart, un processus (Saskia Sassen). Elle
se créée en permanence. Aux alentours d’un million d’habitants, une
collectivité urbaine ne peut être analysée en termes de ville. Toute la
structure sociale et spatiale change bien que ce changement ne soit pas
uniquement la conséquence de l’effet de taille. Pour les grandes villes la
métropolisation est une réponse à la concurrence dans l'économie globale;
pour les villes moyennes c'est plutôt un positionnement dans l'aire
régionale; les outils du développement sont déclinés de la même façon dans
les deux cas mais la recomposition de l'espace est différente.

La métropolisation est organiquement liée à l’émergence des sociétés
informationnelles et programmées (Manuel Castells). La mobilité et les
réseaux marquent le processus de métropolisation. Mais ces deux paramètres
induisent également des effets pervers sur l’environnement (pollution,
congestion, prélèvements sur l’environnement supérieurs à ce qu’il peut
produire, etc.).

Outre ces caractéristiques, la métropolisation est marquée par deux
phénomènes concomitants mais ne suivant pas les mêmes logiques :

* L’étalement urbain. La ville ne peut plus contenir la croissance urbaine.
Les populations les plus populaires ne peuvent plus rester en centre ville.
Elles migrent vers les grands ensembles disposés en périphérie du centre
dans un premier temps puis de plus en plus loin (apparition de quartiers
nouveaux et villes nouvelles de statuts divers (villes nouvelles
industrielles, de logements, etc.) et de rangs différents (nombre
d’habitants, fonctions et équipements, etc.). Ces dimensions de la question
métropolitaine rendent compte du phénomène de suburbanisation. Ces tendances
s’affirment avec force grâce à des technologies en progrès constants
(transports publics, automobile, téléphone).

* "Gentrification" des centres villes. En renouvelant les centres urbains,
les populations plus aisées l’investissent en suivant les programmes de
rénovation urbaine. Mais le «chaos de la ville» n’est pas résorbé :
congestion, pollution restent présentes et l’environnement urbain est
atteint. Un second processus de périurbanisation s’enclenche: les classes
aisées s’installent en périphérie dans des espaces protégés (lotissements,
maisons individuelles, autres formes de villes nouvelles).

Ces deux phénomènes permettent de comprendre les modes de constitution de la
métropolisation et des agglomérations urbaines. Celles-ci se constituent par
contiguïté territoriale ou par interconnexion (phénomène des première puis
deuxième et troisième couronnes, des villes satellites et villes.

Pour toute information supplémentaire, veuillez consulter notre site
Internet:
http://www.inta-aivn.org/francais/20-Activites/html/inta26.htm

INTA - le réseau international du développement urbain
Nassau Dillenburgstraat 44
2596 AE La Haye
Pays Bas
Tél: +31-70-324 4526
Fax:+ 31-70-328 0727
intainfo@...
http://www.inta-net.org



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FYI - To anyone who might be interested. -- Alan

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Permission-Research
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 10:34:34 -0500 (EST)
From: rezende@...
Reply-To: rezende@...

To the Owner of this list:

The Purdue Tourism & Hospitality Research Center is
conducting a survey called Brazil as a Travel
Destination. The purpose of the survey is to determine
what American citizens think of Brazil as a travel
destination. It is also hoped that the results will
contribute to the development of the tourism in Brazil

A questionnaire has been posted on the Internet and we
would like to email people requesting they respond to
this survey.

To access the questionnaire, please click on the link
below:

http://expert.cc.purdue.edu/~rezende/survey.html

Cordially,

Alastair M Morrison, Ph.D. Aline Rezende
Professor 	 Graduate Research Assistant

Hospitality and Tourism Management.
PT&HRC
Purdue University
Room B-11, Stone Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907

(765) 494-7905 phone  (765) 494-4643
(765) 494-0327 fax  (765) 494-0327

Dear IGUnetters,

Please find below details of forthcoming Teaching Assistantship
appointments at the Department of Tourism, University of Otago, New
Zealand. Details including job description, application details etc.
are outlined. Please forward this email to non-list members who may
be interested in this announcement. With thanks

Michael

Teaching Assistants
Department of Tourism
University of Otago

Applications are invited for part-time appointments in 2002 to the
positions of Teaching Assistant in the Department of Tourism, School
of Business. Up to five part-time (0.5EFT) positions are available
for a fixed-term of either one or two years each, commencing on 3
January 2002 or as soon as possible after that date. Duties will
include co-ordinating undergraduate tutorial programmes, lecturing
(for both internal and distance learning courses), taking Blackboard
tutorials (the University's web-based learning system), assisting in
preparation of teaching materials, grading and student office hours.

The successful applicants should be studying towards, or will be
expected to study towards a postgraduate qualification in Tourism at
Masters or PhD level.

Specific enquiries may be directed to Professor Michael Hall, Head of
Department, Department of Tourism, Tel 03 479 8520, Fax 03 479 9034,
Email cmhall@... Information about the Department is
obtainable on the Department webpage www.otago.ac.nz/tourism
<http://www.otago.ac.nz/tourism>
Reference Number: AG01/95OJ Closing Date: Tuesday 11 December 2001.

Job Description:
General Information
A statement of general information and conditions of appointment for
all academic posts within the University is attached.

Prime Function and Main Objectives
The Teaching Assistant will assist the department in teaching,
marking, developing web material and research, and tutorial
co-ordination whilst
undertaking a Masters or PhD programme.

Key Tasks
· Teaching, both internal and distance learning courses.
· Course administration and tutorial co-ordination.
· Developing web-based teaching and administrative material.
· Developing CourseInfo teaching material.
· CourseInfo tutor.
· Marking of assignments.
· Advice to students.
· Liaison with industry and community stakeholders where required.
· Research in specialist area.

Relationships
Directly Responsible to: Head of Department.
Functional Relationships: Administration and secretarial staff,
course co-ordinators, staff of the Commerce Division, visitors to the
Department, Undergraduate and Postgraduate students.

Expected Outcomes
· To successfully contribute to teaching, administration and research
activities.
· Major progress towards a postgraduate qualification.

Person Specification
· Relevant Undergraduate or Postgraduate Degree.
· Currently studying towards a Masters or PhD in Tourism or intending
to enrol in a Masters or PhD in Tourism at the University of Otago.
· Evidence of successful teaching, tutoring and/or research.

Salary

The salary range for a Teaching Assistant is $35,612 to $40,515 per
annum (pro rata). Appointment will be made at an appropriate step in
this range depending on qualifications and experience.

Contact Person

Specific enquiries may be directed to Professor Michael Hall, Head of
Department, Tel 03 479 8520, Email cmhall@...

Offer of the Position

Should the University wish to offer you the position, a formal,
written letter of offer will follow any verbal discussions that might
be held with you. It is recommended that you do not resign from your
current employment until you have received our written offer. The
contents of this formal letter of offer and its attachments will
constitute the entire agreement between the employee and the
employer, and will supersede all previous representations,
negotiations, commitments and communications, either written or oral
between the parties. Any agreements will only be binding on the
employer where they have been formally offered by the Human Resources
Division and accepted by the employee.

Applications

The application procedure is set out in the University of Otago's web
page at www.otago.ac.nz/vacancies <http://www.otago.ac.nz/vacancies>.
Applications quoting reference number AG01/95 close with the Human
Resources Manager, Human Resources Division on Tuesday 11 December
2001.

University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin
NEW ZEALAND

Tel 64 3 479 8269
Fax 64 3 474 1607

While this position is open to applications from outside of New
Zealand, unless otherwise stated relocation assistance will not be
available should the successful applicant currently reside elsewhere
in the world.
--
Professor and Head, Department of Tourism, University of Otago School
of Business, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
(street address: Clyde St) Tel: +64 3 479 5477 (W), +64 3 479 8520
(Melinda - Secretary; Frances - Administrator), mobile: +64 21 432
123; Fax: +64 3 479 9034 Email: cmhall@...   web
site: http://divcom.otago.ac.nz/tourism/

Co-Editor, Current Issues in Tourism:
http://www.commerce.otago.ac.nz/tourism/current-issues/homepage.htm
Ecotourism 2002 conference:
http://www.commerce.otago.ac.nz/tourism/conference/ecotourism2002.htm
Associate Editor for Asia and the Pacific, Tourism Geographies: An
International Journal of Tourism Place, Space and Environment:
http://www.for.nau.edu/geography/tg/
Chairperson, IGU Tourism, Leisure and Global Change Study Group:
http://www.for.nau.edu/geography/igust/

Dear Colleagues,
   I am a postgraduate student at the KNUST in
Kumasi-Ghana pursuing an Msc in Environmental
Resources Management.
I am presently writing a thesis on the topic “Towards
the sustainable development of ecotourist sites in
Ghana-A case study of the Agumatsa Wildlife
sanctuary”.
Basically, the study is about how to develop the
sanctuary to attract much more visitors than presently
and at the same time maintaining the fragile ecosystem
for posterity.
In my chapter two, I am supposed to develop the
conceptual framework and the analytical framework.
I shall be very grateful if members could school me on
conceptual framework and analytical framework as well
as make suggestions on the frameworks.
Thanks in advance for your contributions.

Shine


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The HK Polytechnic University is hosting two conference this May:

Tourism In Asia: Development, Marketing & Sustainability
May 23-25, 2002 - Hong Kong

First Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism
May 22, 2002 - Macau

The website for both is at:

	 <http://www.polyu.edu.hk/htm/conference/>

Cheers
Alan

--
ALAN A. LEW, Ph.D., AICP
Geography & Public Planning, Northern Arizona University
Editor, 'TOURISM GEOGRAPHIES' journal
Homepage: <http://www.geog.nau.edu/~alew/>
E-mail: <mailto:alan.lew@...>

Sept. 11, 2001 Geography & Tourism Website
<http://www.geog.nau.edu/~alew/ggr346/wtc.html>

New Tourism Writings from the South

TOURISM FORUM-SOUTHERN AFRICA  looks at
tourism specific issues in this region, which will advance tourism by examining
the region's social, economic and ecological sectors that are implicated by
tourism.

To date Southern Africa has had limited tourism publications of a high calibre
that facilitates dialogue and furtherance of knowledge amongst tourism academics
and industry professionals within the tourism system of this region.  This new
journal intends to change that scenario

Vol. No1 2001
Tourism Policy in SA
Selling Myths not Culture
Avoiding the Pathology of Classical Scientific Method
Impact of Crime in SA on Tourist arrivals

  www.tourismforum.org.za for subscriptions or more info
if you would like to receive a sample copy please reply to
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For more information see attached advertisement

Should you have any comments, suggestions or queries please contact 
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Post-Doctoral Fellowships
    Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 11:53:31 -0800
    From: Gus Visser <017gus@...>
      To:

Dear Colleagues, We are currently looking to appoint several post-doctoral
fellows in the Department of Geography within the School of Geography,
Archaeology and Environmental Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa. We are particularly interested in applicants with
specialisations in the following fields:

      Local economic developmentUrban developmentMigrationRural development and
      rural livelihoodsGeomorphologyTourism studiesClimatology

If you require any further details regarding these opportunities please
contact: Prof Chris RogersonTel: 00 27 11 717 6506Email:
017cmr@... Prof Coleen VogelTel: 00 27 11 717 6510Email:
017chv@... Kind regards,Dr James Smith and Dr Gustav
VisserUniversity Research Committee Post-Doctoral Fellowships

      GeneralThese Fellowships may be taken up at any time.

      The value of each fellowship, inclusive of any necessary relocation
      expenses, will be R75 000 per annum (tax free).

      A contribution of up to R5 000 to cover the cost of return travel to
      Johannesburg is available. Hospitalisation health insurance is provided
      at the University's cost. This covers only emergency
      treatment.Eligibility and Conditions
           The URC Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended primarily for persons
           coming from outside the University, who have obtained a doctorate
           from another university in the past five years or who have reached
           an equivalent level of research or scholarship.The duration of the
           fellowship, which is tenable only at the University of the
           Witwatersrand, is from three months to one year in the first
           instance. Applications for an extension of the fellowship period
           will be considered if appropriate.Candidates who are awarded a
           fellowship to work in a clinical School at the Medical School may be
           considered for a part-time hospital appointment. In all cases,
           however, applications to undertake remunerative outside work should
           be referred to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) in the first
           instance.A fellowship may be subvented by funds from a statutory
           body or from other funds made available by the Head of the Host
           School. In certain circumstances this subvention may be subject to
           income tax.
      Method of Application
           All applications must be submitted through the head of the host
           School at this University.Applications should include:
                a full curriculum vitae;two referees' reports;a detailed
                research proposal;a motivation from the member of staff wishing
                to host the grantee;a written evaluation and statement of
                support for the application by the head of the host School.
           Please note that, when planning dates for the visit, non-South
           Africans should allow sufficient time for compliance with the
           relevant Government employment regulations once a grant has been
           awarded.


Applications, through the Head of the Host School to:

The Division of the Deputy Registrar (Research)
++21 11 717-1231


For more information concerning the University of the Witwatersrand, view
their website at www.wits.ac.za.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Conference Announcement - The Tourist Historic City
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 17:58:19 +0100
From: Lea Winkeler <Lea.winkeler@...>

Dear Sir/Madam

This mail is to announce The Tourist Historic City. Sharing Culture for the
Future, a conference on the significance, development and management of
tourism and culture in heritage cities and heritage locales. The program is
now available and registration can be made via our website
www.visitflanders.com/conference.

'The Tourist Historic City' will bring together culture, arts and heritage
managers and interest groups, tourism managers and marketers from both the
public and private sector, as well as experts, consultants and academic
researchers.

The full program of the conference is now available. It features plenary
sessions and thematic workshops, organised along the three tracks of the
conference:
- Management of Art, Culture and Heritage
- Development of Cultural Tourism and Marketing
- Related Theoretical and Methodological issues.
International experts will share their views. Names include: Greg Ashworth
(NL), Richard Butler (UK), Theo Beckers (NL), Georges Cazes (Fr), Graham Dann
(UK), Jean Michel Dewailly (Fr), Bill Gartner (US), Alan Lew (US), Jafar
Jafari (US), Abraham Pizam (US), Greg Richards (Nl), Tony Seaton (UK), Harry
Timmermans (Nl), Jan van der Borg (It/Nl), Norbert Van Hove (B), Geoff Wall
(Canada), Alan Williams (UK)*
Tourism researchers and tourism officials from about 30 countries have already
submitted abstracts for this conference, which will provide a truly
international experience.
Take a look at the program and read some of the selected abstracts online:
www.visitflanders.com/conference

The conference takes place between March 17 and March 20, 2002, with an
optional post-conference tour on March 21, 2002.

Bruges (Flanders/Belgium), medieval city, art city and tourist destination
will host the conference. In 2002, Bruges will be Cultural Capital of Europe,
and many events are planned to celebrate this title.

Registration for The Tourist Historic City is open NOW. You can read all about
the registration procedures, accommodation and transport on our website. If
you wish to attend, you can download your registration form or register online
through www.visitflanders.com/conference.

We hope to meet you in Bruges!


Prof. Myriam Jansen-Verbeke, Leuven University, President of the Scientific
Committee
Prof. Urbain Claeys, General Administrator of the Tourist Office of Flanders,
President of the Organisation Committee

Conference@...

p.s. Please accept our apologies if you receive this mail more than once. Some
of you are well known in many networks on tourism, heritage and culture!

-------- Original Message --------
      Subject: Joint Research Symposium on Progress in Tourism and Leisure
               Research in the English- and German-speaking worlds
         Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 15:22:07 �
         From: Dr Tim Coles <T.E.Coles@...>
Organization: University of Exeter
           To:


                                CALL FOR PAPERS

   Tourism and leisure research in the new millennium: progress in the German-
                          and English-speaking worlds

    Westfälisch-Wilhelmsuniversität Münster, 13th to 15th September, 2002

A joint symposium organised by the Arbeitskreis Freizeit- und
Tourismusgeographie and the Geography of Leisure and Tourism Research Group of
the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).

________________________________________________________________________________\
______________

Tourism and leisure are by definition two of the most inherently geographical
of activities. Place, space and environment are key attractions to both
activities and the act of tourism, in particular, requires travel from the
everyday locales to experience more exotic, undiscovered worlds. Whatever the
impacts of tourism or its ethics, it is an informative, instructive encounter
for both host and guests. In this symposium the leisure and tourism research
groups of the geographical societies of Germany and Britain intend to echo
such an ethos of enlightenment.

The aim of the symposium is to advance the research frontier for both
English-and German-speaking academics by opening access to one another’s
work. By bringing together academics and practitioners from both worlds and
eliminating the language barrier, we aim to provide for the first time a
comprehensive forum to exchange opinions and approaches. As witnessed by the
membership of the two host groups, leisure and tourism research is going from
strength to strength. However, as multi-lingual observers will recognise,
emergent research has not always been in the same thematic areas; reflected
similar imperatives; been informed by identical paradigmatic developments or
epistemological foundations; or adopted the same methods, techniques and
sources. The intention of the meeting is to celebrate both heterogeneity and
common strengths; to consolidate and extend common areas of interest, and to
introduce one another to fresh perspectives.

The general symposium themes reflect this objective and we would particularly
welcome papers that address:

· Tourism and the restructuring of space and place

· Tourism in transition economies

· Short duration tourism: day tripping, VFR

· Alternative tourism: constructions, interpretations and contestability

· Leisure and tourism research: recent advances from social and cultural
theory

· Issues in applied leisure and tourism research

· Methodological developments

The organisers are open to offers of papers or sessions in other areas which
will enhance the overall aim of the meeting. We also intend to run a session
for 'Young Research Workers in Tourism and Leisure' which is aimed at doctoral
candidates or post-doctoral workers who have recently qualified (within 6
months of promotion). The language of the meeting and the published conference
proceedings will be English. Papers may invoke issues, debates, case-studies,
examples from around the globe. In order to stimulate as much discussion of
issues as possible at the symposium, papers will be pre-circulated.

Submission of abstracts and completed papers

Abstracts of 200-400 words and suggestions for themed sessions should be sent
to one of the conference convenors by 1st January 2002. Authors will be
notified of acceptance by 31 January 2002. Completed papers of 2500-3000 words
are required by 30 May 2002 for publication and pre-circulation.

Cost

The basic fee for this event will be in the region of €70.00. This will
include registration fee, symposium particulars, coffee or tea throughout the
symposium as well as a one-day excursion in the Ruhr (without meals). For
doctoral students and postgraduates who present a paper, the fee will be
c.€35.00.

Further Information

For further details, please contact one of the convenors:

Dr Peter Schnell

           Institut für Geographie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität
           Münster

           Robert-Koch-Str. 26-28, 48149 Münster, Germany

           (t) 0049-251-83-33903 (f) 0049-251-83-38352 (e)
           schnell@...



Dr Tim Coles

           Honorary Secretary. GLTRG (RGS-IBG).

           School of Geography and Archaeology, University of Exeter.

           Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, Devon. EX4 4RJ. United Kingdom

           (t) 0044-1392-264441 (f) 0044-1392-263342 (e) t.e.coles@...




A German version of this call is posted on the GLTRG web site at:

        http://www.exeter.ac.uk/geography/tourism/gltrg/gltrg_events.html
 
________________________________________________________________________________\
______________ Dr
Tim Coles
Hon. Secretary
Geography of Leisure and Tourism Research Group
(RGS-IBG)
c/o School of Geography and Archaeology
University of Exeter
EX4 4RJ
(t) 01392-264441 (f) 01392-263342

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Subject: [economic-impact-tourism] Latest Travel Industry Association
ofAmerica forecast
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 00:31:04 +0000
From: Scott Wayne <scottwayne@...>
To: economic-impact-tourism@yahoogroups.com

Dear Colleagues:
Below is the latest forecast from the Travel Industry Association of
America for 2001.

What are the forecasts for your country, state, province or city?
Please do not hesitate to comment and/or submit your latest forecasts
and reports by sending messages to
economic-impact-tourism@yahoogroups.com

Best regards,

Scott Wayne, Managing Partner
SW Associates
Washington,DC
tel 202-463-7394
fax 202-463-7393


TIA Releases Forecast for Travel Volume and Spending

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the Travel Industry
Association of America's (TIA) latest forecast,
total domestic travel volume by Americans will decrease 3.5 percent in
2001 to 962.3 million person-trips*. Domestic traveler
expenditures are expected to decline twice as much in 2001, falling 7
percent below 2000, for a loss of $33.7 billion. Total
inbound arrivals for 2001 are projected to decline nearly 13 percent
and international traveler spending will decrease 11.2
percent, for a loss of $9.2 billion in 2001. In total, nearly $43
billion in spending by domestic and international travelers is
expected to be lost during 2001. The forecast is based on TIA's Travel
Forecast Model, built by DRI-WEFA.

In 2002, total domestic travel volume and travel expenditures will
both show a slight increase from the low level of 2001, but
will still remain $27.4 billion below 2000. Although visits and
spending by international travelers will increase faster than
domestic travelers in 2002, they won't reach 2000's record levels
until 2003.

``The tragedies experienced by our nation on September 11 have had a
significant impact on our nation's travel and tourism
industry, both domestic and inbound,'' said William S. Norman,
president and CEO of the Travel Industry Association of
America. ``We still have a long road ahead as we work to rebuild
confidence in U.S. travel.''

The September 11 attacks and weakening economy hit business travel
more severely than pleasure travel. In the fourth quarter
of 2001, TIA is forecasting a 12 percent decrease in business travel
and a 9 percent drop in pleasure travel, compared to the
same period in 2000. For full-year 2001, business travel will decrease
6.5 percent and pleasure travel will fall 3.4 percent from
2000.

For the entire fourth quarter of 2001, air travel is projected to
decline 25 percent and is expected to be down 9.4 percent
overall for full-year 2001. Travel by car is expected to be down 2
percent for the fourth quarter and down 1.5 percent for
full-year 2001.

Total domestic and international travel-generated employment is
expected to show a dramatic decline in 2001. According to
TIA, 453,500 jobs directly related to travel and tourism will be lost
this year, down 5.6 percent from 2000. An additional
74,000 jobs will be cut in 2002 for a two-year total of 527,400 jobs
lost from 2000 levels.
  A person-trip is defined as one person on one trip of at least 50
miles, one way, away from home.

TIA is the national, non-profit organization representing all
components of the $584 billion travel industry. TIA's mission is to
represent the whole of the U.S. travel industry to promote and
facilitate increased travel to and within the United States.

SOURCE: Travel Industry Association of America







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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [economic-impact-tourism] Travel Business Roundtable Index of
LeadingEconomic Indicators
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 00:42:02 +0000
From: Scott Wayne <scottwayne@...>
To: economic-impact-tourism@yahoogroups.com

Dear Colleagues:
Below are the latest figures from the Travel Business Roundtable
Index.

Separately, you have also been sent the latest Travel Industry
Association of America forecast.

Any comments or suggestions? Send your messages to
economic-impact-tourism@yahoogroups.com

Best regards,
Scott Wayne, Managing Partner
SW Associates
Washington, DC
tel 202-463-7394
fax 202-463-7393


THE TBR INDEX OF LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS
FELL 8.4 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER - THE LARGEST SINGLE MONTHLY DECLINE
RECORDED


WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 13, 2001 - In the clearest indication yet
of the devastating impact the events of September 11 have had on the
travel and tourism industry, the Travel Business Roundtable/World
Travel and Tourism Council (TBR/WTTC) Index of Leading Economic
Indicators declined at a seasonally adjusted rate of 8.4 percent in
the month of September alone.  That makes it by far the most
significant monthly drop in an industry that has experienced
tremendous losses as a result of the attacks and their aftermath.

In addition, a new study just released estimates that $76.7 billion in
traveler spending will be lost over the next 16 months with 2 million
jobs being lost at hotels, rental car agencies, convention centers,
theme parks, restaurants, retail and travel agencies.

The TBR/WTTC Index provides a comprehensive view of changes in the
travel and tourism industry by combining nine key economic performance
variables into a statistically reliable monthly index number.
Comparisons with other periods of stress provide insight into the
significance of the September 2001 fall.  For example, during the
1990-91 national recession, and the associated adverse impact of the
Gulf War on travel, the TBR Index declined 10 percent over an 11-month
period.  The largest single monthly decline during that period
amounted to only 2.8 percent in October 1990. Data contained in the
TBR Index have been carefully analyzed back to 1987.

Shown in the brief table below are the relevant percentage changes in
the U.S. and TBR/WTTC Indexes of Leading Economic Indicators for the
most recent period.
 				     Percentage Change From:
	 Index 	 Previous Month   12 Months Ago

	 U.S. 		       -0.5%      -0.7%
         TBR 		       -8.4      -11.3

"In analyzing the rates of change in these two indexes, it is
important to keep in mind that both the U.S. economy and the travel
and tourism industry had begun to show signs of weakening economic
momentum in the late summer," notes Dr. James Howell, economist and
President of the Boston-based Howell Group.  "To that end, the serious
adverse impacts of September 11th hit the economy at a most vulnerable
moment -- timing alone contributed to an acceleration in the decline
in both the economy and the industry."

The Most Impacted Sectors

A careful review of the month-to-month changes across the nine
indicators represented in the TBR Index shows that all the sectors of
travel and tourism have been effected.  As indicated below, hotels,
airlines, car rentals, restaurants, and travel agents, are all showing
weak performances.  The eight indicators that declined are:

· Hotel/Motel Occupancy Rates
· Hotel/Motel Room Revenue
· Revenue Passenger Miles
· Employment in Air Transportation and Transportation Service
Industries
· Rental Car Travel and Mileage per-day Index
· Total Travel Agent Sales
· Retail Sales in Eating and Drinking Establishments
· Consumer Confidence Index

For the one remaining indicator, Personal Consumption Expenditure for
Travel and Related Items, the data was unchanged from the previous
month.  The most significant declines were:
					 Percent Decline in
	 Indicator 		     September

	 Hotel/Motel Revenue 	        19.4%
	 Consumer Confidence 	        14.9
	 Hotel/Motel Occupancy                 10.2
	 Travel Agent Sales 	         8.9


Recovery in the Travel and Tourism Industry

The behavior of the TBR/WTTC Index over the September period provides
considerable insight into the sensitivity of the travel and tourism
industry to external shocks.  When thinking about the industry's
recovery, it is also helpful to examine the past.  Following the
1990-91 national recession, it took approximately one additional year
for the travel and tourism industry to recover.  This may be explained
in part by the fact that the rebound in consumer confidence followed a
most uneven pattern, involving sharp up-down swings lasting until the
end of 1993.  Similarly today, weak consumer confidence coupled with
the uncertainty of safety as well as economic uncertainty, indicates
that the recovery for the industry may take even longer than expected.
  To that end, TBR continues to support an economic stimulus package
that addresses the needs of the travel and tourism industry and
advocates action that will encourage people to travel now.

"The best way to help the industry, its 18 million employees and the
economy in general, is to get people traveling again," notes Jonathan
Tisch, Chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels and Chairman of the Travel
Business Roundtable. "We believe this would be accomplished by
temporary measures, including restoration of the business meal and
entertainment tax deduction to 100 percent, restoration of spousal
travel, and personal travel tax credits."


EDITOR'S NOTE.  Additional information on TBR is available at
www.tbr.org.  In addition, Dr. James Howell is available for further
insight into the TBR Index and the specific data.







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-------- Original Message --------
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2001 00:00:16 +0000
From: cw-info@...

Just a short note to tell you that Volume 3, Number 4 of:
Tourism Geographies, a journal from Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis
Group
is now available online via the CatchWord service, and contains the following
articles:

Editorial
  Editorial:  the world of tourism geography research
   Alan A. Lew

SPACE
  Tourism, economic development and the global-local nexus: theory  embracing
complexity
   Simon Milne; Irena Ateljevic

  Research note: webcam images as potential data sources for tourism research
   Dallen J. Timothy; David L. Groves

PLACE
  Representations of rurality: is Foxwoods Casino Resort threatening the
quality of life in southeastern Connecticut?
   Anne-Marie D'Hauteserre

  Tourism, economic transition and ecosystem degradation:  interacting
processes in a Tanzanian coastal community
   Stefan Gössling

ENVIRONMENT
  Experiences in developing a tourism web site for hiking Arizona's highest
summits and deepest canyons
   Michael J. Kuby; Elizabeth A. Wentz; Brandon J. Vogt; Randy Virden

LITERATURE REVIEWS
  Literature review

  Discussion forum

======================================================================

This journal is available in RealPage or Adobe Acrobat formats.
You can download the latest version of the RealPage browser free from:
   http://www.catchword.com/download.htm

You can read more about this journal at:
   http://www.catchword.com/titles/14616688.htm

Series Co-Editor Paul Wilksinson  (Environmental Science, York University) is currently on sabbatical leave. Interested authors are invited to review the publishers web site:
www. cognizantcommunications@aol com

and to contact me--
Valene L. Smith
Research Professor, Anthropology
California State University
Chico CA 95929-0400, USA
Phone: 530-891-1155
FAX: 530-345-3881
Email: vsmith@...
Home page: http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~vsmith
 

I am looking for any literature on the use of tourism as a development
strategy, with a particular focus on Third World countries. I am also trying
to find literature providing evidence or suggestions as to why tourism my
fail as an alternative development strategy If anyone has any suggestions,
it would be greatly appreciated

Thanks
Mary Hale

**********************************************
Mary Hale (BSocSci (Hons))
Geography Department
Rhodes University
Grahamstown
6139
All views expressed are my own and do not reflect the views and/or opinions
of Rhodes University

Job

Sorry for any cross postings

               The Department of Earth Sciences, California University of
Pennsylvania, is seeking applications for a full-time tenure-track
appointment, at the Assistant Professor level, for the Fall semester of
2002.  A Cultural Geographer with a specialization in Tourism or
Sustainable Development is desired (Approximate 9-month salary range for
this rank: $42,578.00 to $59,911.80). A Ph.D. is required by time of
appointment.  ABD's will be considered during the interview process,
only if they can demonstrate that they are in the final stages of degree
completion.  The Department of Earth Sciences seeks an outstanding
faculty member to support an existing Tourism concentration in Geography
B.A. program.  The candidate should have a broad background in
geography, with an emphasis in tourism, sustainable development,
eco-tourism and/or geo-technology.  The candidate should be capable of
teaching lower division courses including the following: Survey of
Travel and Tourism and Map Principles, among others.  The candidate
should also be capable of teaching the upper division courses including
the following: Comprehensive Travel Planning, and Corporate Travel
Operations.  This person will participate in the revising of the Tourism
concentration in Geography, in addition to creating a new course in
Sustainable Development.  Finally this candidate should have a
commitment to teaching excellence, scholarship, community service,
service-based education, and grant writing.

  In order to be a leading candidate in this search, in addition to the
aforementioned requirements, the candidate minimally must be fluent in
the English language, be able to communicate well, perform well in a
teaching demonstration and successfully complete the interview process.

   In accordance with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement
between the State System of Higher Education and APSCUF, and depending
on departmental needs on campus, the successful candidate may be
assigned to perform work at off-campus sites, in the evening/weekend
college and/or provide instruction through distance education.

To be considered, applicants must submit all of the following before an
on-campus interview is granted: a letter of application, full curriculum
vitae, official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work; DD
214 (if veteran), and the names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail
addresses of three professional references to:

Please send application packets to:
Dr. Thomas Mueller, Chairperson, Search Committee,
Department of Earth Sciences,
California University of Pennsylvania,
  250 University Avenue,
  Box 55.
California, PA 15419
Phone: (724) 938-4255;
e-mail: mueller@...

Review of the applications begins February 8, 2002 and continues until
the position is filled.
California University of Pennsylvania is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer.  Minorities, women and
individuals with physical exceptionalities are encouraged to apply.

I cannot access the files as it says im not a part of the group......is there
a way to resubscribe?
mark kanning

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Subject: New Geography Listserv
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 15:27:09 -0400
From: Barry Mowell <bmowell@...>

Geography educators who teach World Regional Geography or related courses =
(e.g., "Developed World", "Developing World") may wish to join the new =
electronic discussion list TEACHING WORLD GEOGRAPHY.

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Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the tourismgeography
group.

   File        : /UStourism.pdf
   Uploaded by : Alan.Lew@...
   Description : US Regional Tourism Exposure - post Sept 11, 2001 - special
report

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"Global Tourism Quarterly" 3rd Q, 2001 issue

This file is available in .pdf format on the TourismGeography e-mail list
website at:

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tourismgeography/files/

A summary of the report is below.


LEXINGTON, MA and LONDON, October 3, 2001 - DRI*WEFA, Inc., a subsidiary of
privately held Global Insight, Inc., today announced the release of its third
quarter 2001 publication, "Global Tourism Quarterly."  The publication, part
of DRI*WEFA's Global Tourism Navigator Service, provides in-depth analysis of
the travel and tourism business sector
worldwide.  A summary of the report is attached. The report focuses on each
world region and indicates recovery from the initial shock will be quick over
the coming few months and Americans should begin traveling en masse again
before the end of the year. However, the "recovery" will still be below levels
peviously set in 2000 and the first half of 2001, as the U.S. and world
economies continue to slow.

According to the report, although the impact on travel and tourism
worldwide has been significant, a careful review of travel patterns,
comparable recoveries historically, and the economic outlook provide a
picture that predicts a "V-shaped" recovery, with the majority of the
losses recouped by the end of 2002.

There are two main considerations for an optimistic outlook as the
global landscape of capacity cutbacks and layoffs is surveyed.  The
first is the historic resilience of the traveler.  The traveler's
courage will soon return, and in less time than most analysts are now
predicting.  The second consideration is the economic tide, which is
currently approaching its low point.  The good news for the U.S. and the
rest of the world is that the stage is being set for a strong economic
recovery by mid-2002.  A tourism recovery will follow with a six-month
lag.

For these reasons, DRI*WEFA expects the following recovery trends over
the coming 12 months:

* U. S. outbound travel remains depressed over the next four
quarters, with marginal improvements, before coming back strongly in the
fourth quarter of 2002;

* U. S. inbound travel begins to regain ground in the second
quarter of 2002, with a recovery gaining momentum into 2003;

* Intra-European travel grows slightly in 2002, as the economy
remains lackluster.  A pickup is set for 2003;

* The Caribbean will recover strongly in the fourth quarter of
2001 and first quarter of 2002, as reduced airfares and other incentives
draw back the leisure traveler.

For more information, please visit the DRI*WEFA website at
http://www.dri-wefa.com.

Hello,

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Impacts/Forecast

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Please find attached an advertisement for a new faculty position in
the Tourism Group, Faculty of Business, at the Auckland University of
Technology.

Apologies for any cross-postings, also for initial mail out without
subject.

Simon Milne

Please find attached an advertisement for a new faculty position in
the Tourism Group, Faculty of Business, at the Auckland University of
Technology.

Apologies for any cross-postings.

Simon Milne

Most everyone from the IGUST-L list should now have been move to the new
TourismGeography email discussion list.

To post messages to the new list, send them to:

      tourismgeography@yahoogroups.com

(Note: a few of you received emails indicating that the list name was
igutour@yahoogroups.com -- that information was incorrect.  The correct
address is above -- sorry about that.)

Within the next few days you will receive a notice indicating that you have
been unsubscribed from the IGUST-L list.  You do not need to do anything when
you get that message -- just ignore it.

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Let me know if you ever have any questions.

Cheers -- Alan

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ALAN A. LEW, Ph.D., AICP
Geography & Public Planning, Northern Arizona University
Editor, 'TOURISM GEOGRAPHIES' journal
Homepage: <http://www.geog.nau.edu/~alew/>
E-mail: <mailto:alan.lew@...>

TOLERN is UK based, and is a Network of researchers interested in TOurism
LEisure and Recreation, hence the acronym.

It is now based at Surrey, having previously been based at the University of
Durham. We welcome overseas members and they are welcome and encouraged to
participate in any and all TOLERN meetings in the UK. At present the
'organisation' is in the process of being restructured, it had a very loose
organisation, and this will be retained, but a new steering committee needs to
be constituted and a programme of events determined. We have traditionally met
courtesy of the
Department of Culture, Media and Sport in their offices adjoining Trafalgar
Square, with one two day meeting at the University of Durham, and hope to
continue that relationship, although meetings in other locations maybe
planned.

As coordinator for TOLERN I would encourage any visiting scholars to the UK in
Tourism, Recreation and Leisure to contact me to find out about TOLERN
activities. We may institute a small registration or membership fee in  the
future, but at present there is no charge for membership or
attendance at meetings.

The next meeting is on October 22, beginning at 11.00 am and ending around
4.30, in the DCMS offices.

TOLERN MEETING October 22, 2001
Department  of  Culture,  Media  and  Sport, 2-4  Cockspur  Street, London,
Adjoining Trafalgar Square)

Programme

10.45 a.m. ARRIVAL AND COFFEE
11.00 a.m. FIRST SESSION

Noriko Tokunga (Reading) Independent holidays in the Japanese overseas tourism
market

David Capper (Surrey) Immediate Changes in Tourists Attitudes as Response to
Terrorism: Spain and Sri Lanka.

Gunjan Saxena (Coventry) An Empirical Investigation  into long-term
relationships and networks in tourism provision.

12.30 p.m. LUNCH

1.30 p.m. SECOND SESSION

Yaniv Poria (Surrey) Changes in the Presentation of Heritage in Tourism
Attractions

Caroline McCullough (Griffith, Australia) Issues in Sustaining Cultural
Tourism: the case of Folk Festivals

Sue Rodway-Dyer (Exeter) Visitor behaviour in sensitive landscapes: the real
human impact on the natural environment?

3.00 p.m. BREAK

3.15 p.m. THIRD SESSION

Richard Prentice (Sunderland) Journeys for Experiences: the market for
sincerity and authenticity?

Sue Berry (Private) Aspects of the Historic Development of British Coastal
Resorts

4.45 p.m. DEPARTURE

Participants need to check in at the entrance desk, and given recent events,
identification may be necessary. As with all government buildings in London,
security arrangements may cause slight delays and be in the process of being
revised.

Most everyone from the IGUST-L list should now have been move to the new
TourismGeography email discussion list.

To post messages to the new list, send them to:

      tourismgeography@yahoogroups.com

(Note: a few of you received emails indicating that the list name was
igutour@yahoogroups.com -- that information was incorrect.  The correct
address is above -- sorry about that.)

Within the next few days you will receive a notice indicating that you have
been unsubscribed from the IGUST-L list.  You do not need to do anything when
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Let me know if you ever have any questions.

Cheers -- Alan

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Geography & Public Planning, Northern Arizona University
Editor, 'TOURISM GEOGRAPHIES' journal
Homepage: <http://www.geog.nau.edu/~alew/>
E-mail: <mailto:alan.lew@...>