Sustainable Structures and Practices in Leisure and Tourism Industries

Program Director: Kevin Lyons

External Research Collaborators:
A/Prof Kevin Markwell, Southern Cross University
A/Prof Stephen Wearing, University of Technology, Sydney
Dr. Rylee Dionigi, Charles Sturt University

Partner Organisations:
Hunter Regional Tourism Organisation
Australian and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies
Nursery Gardening Industry Association

The Sustainable Structures and Practices in Leisure and Tourism Industries Program  employs a critical, but applied focus to examining a range of contemporary leisure and tourism activities.  It considers such activities as sites of economic, political, social and cultural exchange. The program draws on multi-disciplinary perspectives to focus upon the following  four key related research areas:  Volunteering and Tourism; Recreation and Tourism in Protected Areas; Leisure Travel and Cultural Exchange; Sustainable Tourism operational practices.