1st Edition
Routledge International Handbook of Adventure Tourism
This handbook presents the latest research, industry trends, developments and initiatives in adventure tourism. It explores conceptualisations of adventure tourism, historical and intellectual developments, insights into adventure tourists and the supply-side of adventure tourism, and sustainable and inclusive adventure tourism.
With contributions from leading, international, researchers, 28 chapters are organised into four thematic parts, to provide a comprehensive overview of adventure tourism. The book presents core topics within the field as well as contemporary themes, debates and challenges within the industry. It adopts a multidisciplinary approach which draws on and applies current research from disciplines including tourism, recreation, sport and psychology to adventure tourism. As such, it presents different ways of examining this form of tourism, expands knowledge on recent developments, and discusses the major claims in this field. It explores topics such as instant accessible adventures, the increasing use of technology by adventure tourists and industry, and the wellbeing of tourists, destinations and communities. The handbook informs the reader of how literature translates into practice across different adventure tourism operations. It also investigates some of the key challenges affecting the adventure tourism industry and presents practical solutions and initiatives to overcome these. Case studies and vignettes are embedded throughout the handbook to illustrate practitioner perspectives, and each chapter includes learning outcomes and review questions to encourage readers to further consolidate their understanding.
The handbook is intended for undergraduates, postgraduates, doctoral candidates, early career, and more established researchers interested in the fields of adventure tourism and related disciplines, such as adventure recreation, outdoor leadership and outdoor education. It is useful for industry organisations, policymakers, professionals and those working towards outdoor activity qualifications. It is also a valuable resource to support related modules on sustainable tourism, consumer behaviour and marketing in tourism.
Foreword
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
List of figures
List of tables
List of boxes
Introduction
PART 1
Adventure tourism: An introduction
Introduction
1. Conceptualisations of adventure tourism
Outi Rantala, Gill Pomfret and Adele Doran
2. History of adventure tourism
Carl Cater
3. The idea of adventure: From human conquest to being-with the world
Peter Varley and Simon Beames
4. Emerging and transformational trends in issues related to adventure tourism and recreation
Alan Ewert, Amy DiRenzo and Jon Frankel
5. Quantitative research methods in adventure tourism
Tahir Albayrak and Meltem Caber
6. Qualitative methods in adventure tourism research
Tove Dahl, Tim Dassler and Arild Røkenes
PART 2
Consumers of adventure tourism
Introduction
7. The adventure tourist
Gill Pomfret
8. Adventure tourism segmentation
Melissa J Lötter
9. Adventure tourism and tourist experience: Revisiting diversity and inclusion
Vinathe Sharma-Brymer, Eric Brymer and Soumya Mitra
10. Adventure tourism in South Korea and Taiwan: Through the lens of colonial modernity
Young Sook Lee and Ming Feng Huang
11. Adventure tourists and technology
Ingo Janowski, Sarah Gardiner and Anna Kwek
12. Psychological wellbeing and adventure tourism: Implications for people and places
Susan Houge Mackenzie
PART 3
The supply of adventure tourism
Introduction
13. The structure of the adventure tourism industry
Manuel Sand and Sven Gross
14. Sustainable adventure tourism products and destinations
Jelena Farkić and Steve Taylor
15. Balancing experience production, safety legislation and protection of the environment in adventure tourism
Arild Røkenes and Sigmund Andersen
16. Risk management for guides and adventure businesses
Jon Heshka
17. Adventure tourism leadership that SELLS
Jason King, Christopher Webber and Ashley Hardwell
18. The adventure tourism professional: Becoming and being a guide
Tamara Griffiths, Matt Groves and Peter White
19. Experiential marketing and value co-creation in adventure tourism
May Kristin Vespestad
20. Technology and adventure tourism management
Cam O’Beirne
PART 4
Inclusive and sustainable adventure tourism
Introduction
21. Adventure tourism and climate change
Claire Backhouse and Steven Gillespie
22. Environmental management of adventure tourism
David Huddart
23. Adventure tour operators in natural areas: Unpacking values in national parks
Eric (Po Yu) Wang, Tamara Young and Kevin Lyons
24. Host community involvement in adventure tourism
Chiedza N. Mutanga, Monkgogi Lenao and Joespeh E. Mbaiwa
25. Indigenous adventure tourism and authenticity
Juha Saunavaara and Takafumi Fukuyama
26. Gender and adventure tourism
Maggie C. Miller and Jenny Cave
27. Outdoor and adventure activities as a space of refuge for LGBTQ+ people
Bart Bloem Herraiz and Celia Velo Camacho
28. Disability and accessible adventure tourism
Jasmine Goodnow and Kristen Chmielewski
Biography
Gill Pomfret PhD is an Associate Professor in Tourism at Sheffield Hallam University (UK). Her research focuses on consumer behaviour in tourism, primarily psychological aspects of adventure tourists, and different types including mountaineer tourists and family adventure tourists.
Adele Doran PhD is a researcher and consultant of adventure tourism and outdoor recreation. Her research focuses on the experiences of outdoor adventure participants, including their motivations, barriers, and well-being; equality, diversity, and inclusivity in outdoor adventure; responsible behaviour in and custodianship of the outdoors; adventure media and marketing; and decent work within the outdoor sector.
Carl Cater PhD is an Associate Professor in tourism at Swansea University in Wales and a visiting Professor at the University of Highlands and Islands, Scotland. A geographer at heart, his research centres on adventure tourism and ecotourism, and their contribution to development.
