Community resilience to long-term tourism decline and rejuvenation: a literature review and conceptual model

Alexandra Bec; Char-lee McLennan; Brent D Moyle

doi:10.1080/13683500.2015.1083538

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Community resilience to long-term tourism decline and rejuvenation: a literature review and conceptual model

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Community resilience to long-term tourism decline and rejuvenation: a literature review and conceptual model

Alexandra Bec, Char-lee McLennan and Brent D Moyle

Current Issues in Tourism, Vol.19(5), pp.431-457

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2015.1083538

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Abstract

community

resilience

structural change

tourism

adaptability

vulnerability

Studied for decades in disciplines such as ecology, psychology, engineering and sociology 'resilience' can be defined as a system's ability to withstand and respond to change. The tourism literature has embraced the concept of community resilience by harnessing concepts of adaptive capacity and vulnerability. Many of these studies have focused on the tourism system's ability to respond to short-term disasters and hazards. With the growth of resilience studies in tourism, it is timely to take stock of the core premise of resilience as it is applied to tourism and to identify key gaps in current research. Consequently, this research aims to identify the core concepts of community resilience, with a focus on its application within tourism. The findings reveal that many studies have been conceptual, although there are an increasing number of empirical studies underpinned by resilience theory. Therefore, a conceptual model is presented to broaden existing resilience research and to guide future research into community resilience to tourism decline and rejuvenation. © 2015 Taylor & Francis.

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Title: Community resilience to long-term tourism decline and rejuvenation: a literature review and conceptual model
Authors: Alexandra Bec (Author) - Southern Cross University
Char-lee McLennan (Author) - Griffith University
Brent D Moyle (Author) - Southern Cross University
Publication details: Current Issues in Tourism, Vol.19(5), pp.431-457
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2016
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2015.1083538
ISSN: 1368-3500
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450434902621
Output Type: Journal article

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