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This book focuses on sustainable tourism theory and practice in emerging economies, particularly in Asia. Sustainability as a paradigm of development has been widely researched and practiced in hospitality and tourism industries. Nonetheless, existing theories are largely developed in the Western contexts, and may not be completely applicable to situations in emerging economies, where, due to sociocultural differences, priorities have often been on the ""short-term"" aspects of economic development, a growth which often occurs at the cost of sociocultural and environmental integrity. As a result, the ""long-term"" fronts of development in emerging economies, as well as the role of tourism in facilitating change for the better have been inadequately understood. Through thirteen curated chapters, the authors address such socio-cultural and cross-cultural differences in the theory and practice of sustainable tourism in emerging economies. The collection aims to encourage and enhance interactions and dialogues between Eastern and Western paradigms in sustainable tourism research and practice. This comprehensive resource is designed for students, researchers, professionals and development practitioners working in emerging economies. The book spans multiple subject areas including development economics, sustainable tourism development, hospitality management, environmental studies and cross-cultural studies. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Journal of Sustainable Tourism.

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Author:   Honggen Xiao (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China) ,  Haiyan Song (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China) ,  Songshan (Sam) Huang (Edith Cowan University, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9781041280521

ISBN 10:   1041280521
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   27 April 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Sustainable tourism paradigms across cultures: a continuum from Western to Eastern perspectives 2. How does social entrepreneurship achieve sustainable development goals in rural tourism destinations? The role of legitimacy and social capital 3. Are Chinese willing to pay for travel carbon offset products? 4. “It is my place”: residents’ community-based psychological ownership and its impact on rural tourism participation 5. Partnerships in educational tourism in China: a power perspective 6. Tourism and sociocultural identity discourses in ethnic minority communities: a study of she ethnic townships in Zhejiang Province, China 7. Exploring Chinese sustainable tourism: a 25-year perspective 8. The effect of awe on tourists’ responsible behavioral intention in a mountainous religious tourism destination: evidence from China 9. The influence of allocentrism on residents’ sustainable entrepreneurial intentions in collectivist rural tourism destinations – a perspective from face and guanxi 10. The power of homestay tourism in fighting social stigmas and inequities 11. Gender equality in a Chinese rural tourism destination: perspectives of females and males 12. Environmental communication in wildlife tourism: narrative framing and emotion effect on the willingness to pay for a destination 13. Unravelling green innovative behavior in pilgrimage tourism: the role of learning climate and green self-efficacy

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Honggen Xiao is Professor in the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with interests in knowledge development, tourism and culture, leisure and society, and China Tourism. Email: honggen.xiao@polyu.edu.hk Haiyan Song is Chair Professor in the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with interests in economics and econometrics, demand modelling and forecasting, and financial management with applications in tourism and hospitality. Email: haiyan.song@polyu.edu.hk Songshan (Sam) Huang is Professor of Tourism and Services Marketing in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University, with interests in tourism, destination, and Chinese tourists. Email: s.huang@ecu.edu.au

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