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Research Projects

Centre for Tourism in Islands and Coastal Areas (CENTICA)

Current areas of research

Current areas of research in CENTICA include:

  • The developmental impacts of international dive tourism in Malaysia: sustainable growth or drowning in development? (funded by the British Council)
  • Marine Tourism in Less Developed Countries - Read about the workshop held in March 2011
  • Volunteer and Charity tourism
  • Sustainable tourism indicators for islands
  • Economic development strategies
  • Tourism planning and management in islands
  • Backpackers and small-scale tourism
  • Coastal tourism and crisis management
  • Nature-based and marine tourism
 

Coastal area image

 

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Last Updated: 30/03/2011