LEADER 04675oam 2200709I 450 001 9910462925803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-07259-6 010 $a1-135-10026-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203072592 035 $a(CKB)2670000000353098 035 $a(EBL)1181039 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000877066 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12344899 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000877066 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10907473 035 $a(PQKB)10931206 035 $a(OCoLC)842885334 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1181039 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1181039 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10691799 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL485209 035 $a(OCoLC)845253972 035 $a(OCoLC)855783481 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000353098 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInformation and communication technologies for sustainable tourism /$fAlisha Ali and Andrew J. Frew 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge Advances in Tourism 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-08173-6 311 $a0-415-67317-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aTechnologies 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 327 $a7 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 327 $aBiometric and cybernetic interfacesGesture interfaces; Multi-touch interfaces; Skin-based interfaces; Telepresence; Voice control; Wearable computing - augmented reality; Reflections; Conclusion; Epilogue; Glossary; References; Index 330 $aSustainable development is a highly topical issue and is of critical importance to tourism as the environment is of utmost importance for the continued development and prosperity of the industry. There have been numerous texts written on sustainable tourism and the measures to mitigate and manage this but none which acknowledges Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as a mechanism of doing so despite being an emerging area of research. ICT in this context refers to innovative tools which form an integrated system of software and networked equipment that facilitates data processin 410 0$aRoutledge advances in tourism. 606 $aSustainable tourism 606 $aTourism$xComputer network resources 606 $aTourism$xEnvironmental aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSustainable tourism. 615 0$aTourism$xComputer network resources. 615 0$aTourism$xEnvironmental aspects. 676 $a910.285 700 $aAli$b Alisha$f1970-,$0887998 701 $aFrew$b Andrew J$0738045 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462925803321 996 $aInformation and communication technologies for sustainable tourism$91983568 997 $aUNINA