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The potential value of research-based evidence in destination management : the case of Kamikawa, Japan
| Title: | The potential value of research-based evidence in destination management : the case of Kamikawa, Japan |
| Authors: | Higuchi, Yukari Browse this author | | Yamanaka, Yasuhiro Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Reflexivity | | Sustainable tourism | | Knowledge management | | Action research | | Destination management | | Evidence-based decision-making | | Mutual learning |
| Issue Date: | 15-Jan-2020 |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing |
| Journal Title: | Tourism review |
| Volume: | 74 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page: | 166 |
| End Page: | 178 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1108/TR-11-2017-0188 |
| Abstract: | Purpose - This paper aims to examine the direct intervention of university researchers in tourism practices in Hokkaido, Japan. The overall objective is the further understanding into the potential value of research-based evidence and scientific knowledge in tourism destination management. The paper articulates how the outcomes of structured knowledge creation were able to fundamentally change the long-held presumptions of local stakeholders about their destination, and the paper also examines how this knowledge was used to aid decision-making and the formulation of new tourism strategies. Design/methodology/approach - Through an action research approach, data were collected by direct participation and interviews and then qualitatively analyzed. Findings - The results clearly depict that the key factors for making destination management workable and sustainable are related to academic researchers' direct intervention in tourism practices. Originality/value - This paper has filled a gap in existing scholarship where empirical understanding from first-hand experiences has lacked around the important role that scientific knowledge or evidence-based research can play in enhancing decision-making in collaborative initiatives aiming to develop local tourism resources. The importance of the scientific approach and evidence-based decision-making is gaining increasing recognition in tourist destination development and management. This points to an important opportunity for academic researchers to contribute to the realization of sustainable tourist practices. |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/76525 |
| Appears in Collections: | 環境科学院・地球環境科学研究院 (Graduate School of Environmental Science / Faculty of Environmental Earth Science) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 山中 康裕
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