Journal article
Trends and patterns in sustainable tourism research: a 25-year bibliometric analysis
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol.23(4), pp.517-535
2015
Abstract
In the quarter of a century since the release of the 1987 Brundtland Report, sustainable tourism has emerged as the dominant paradigm in tourism development. However, the debate, discourse, and criticism of this subfield of tourism research continues. To address such concerns the purpose of this paper is to explore trends and patterns in sustainable tourism research over the past 25 years. A 25-year bibliometric analysis was conducted for the four highest ranked journals in the tourism field. Results indicate that the growth in sustainable tourism research has been remarkable, with 492 papers published in these four journals and almost half of these in the last two years of the analysis. The largest proportion of papers published on sustainable tourism was case studies, empirical studies, and critical reviews. This study found that while the theoretical and methodological approaches appear to have matured over time, the subjects and themes in sustainable tourism research, with some exceptions, have remained constant. However, the field is clearly maturing with a move away from definitional and conceptual papers to papers focused on testing and applying theory through empirical research. © 2015, © 2015 Taylor & Francis.
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- Title
- Trends and patterns in sustainable tourism research: a 25-year bibliometric analysis
- Authors
- L Ruhanen (Author) - University of QueenslandB Weiler (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityBrent D Moyle (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityChar-lee McLennan (Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol.23(4), pp.517-535
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1080/09669582.2014.978790
- ISSN
- 0966-9582
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2015 The Authors. This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Journal of Sustainable Tourism 2015, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09669582.2014.978790
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450421802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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- Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
- Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
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