Information and communication technologies for sustainable tourism / / Alisha Ali and Andrew J. Frew

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462925803321
• Autore: Ali Alisha <1970-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-203-07259-6; 1-135-10026-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Collana: Routledge Advances in Tourism
• Altri autori (Persone): FrewAndrew J
• Disciplina: 910.285
• Soggetti: Sustainable tourism; Tourism - Computer network resources; Tourism - Environmental aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; 1 Introduction to technology and sustainable tourism; Background; The approach of this book; 2 Sustainable technologies; Introduction; Overview of the technologies for sustainable tourism; Conclusion; 3 Destinations and sustainable tourism; Introduction; Background to sustainable development; Sustainable tourism; Managing sustainable tourism; Destinations; Destination management organisations and technology use; Technology-enabled sustainable destinations; Technologies which can be engaged with by destinationsConclusion; 4 A business perspective on sustainable tourism; Introduction; Visitor attractions; Transport; Accommodation and food and beverage suppliers; Conclusion; 5 Technology-supported supply chain management for sustainable tourism; Introduction; Sustainable supply chain management; Technologies for tourism supply chain management; Conclusion; 6 Tourist use of technology for sustainable tourism; Introduction; Motivation; Education; Certification, labelling and branding; Tools, applications and journeys; Conclusion; 7 The value of social media to sustainable tourismIntroduction; Social ; media and Web 2.0; Web 2.0 characteristics, functions and applications; Conclusion; 8 Influencing factors for technology uptake for sustainable tourism; Introduction; Influencing factors; Conditions required for implementation; Conclusion; 9 The way forward; Introduction; The technological environment; Sustainable sewers and radiation counters; Extra lanes on the superhighway?; Web 3.0 and the Semantic Web; Access devices and interfaces; Artificial intelligence; Brain-computer interfaces; Biometric and cybernetic interfacesGesture interfaces; Multi-touch interfaces; Skin-based interfaces; Telepresence; Voice control; Wearable computing - augmented reality; Reflections; Conclusion; Epilogue; Glossary; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Sustainable development is a highly topical issue and is of critical importance to tourism as the environment is of utmost importance for the continued development and prosperity of the industry. There have been numerous texts written on sustainable tourism and the measures to mitigate and manage this but none which acknowledges Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as a mechanism of doing so despite being an emerging area of research. ICT in this context refers to innovative tools which form an integrated system of software and networked equipment that facilitates data processin