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The Force Field Of Tourism, Jorge Ridderstaat, Robertico R. Croes, Peter Nijkamp
The Force Field Of Tourism, Jorge Ridderstaat, Robertico R. Croes, Peter Nijkamp
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The literature on tourism development has focused on a one dimensional relationship between tourism development and quality of life. The impact of shock events on the relationship tourism development and quality of life seems ignored. Rather less attention has been paid to the multi-dimensional aspects of the relationship between tourism development and quality of life, and the potential impact of shock events on shaping this relationship. This study proposes a conceptual framework describing a triad of relations between tourism development (TD), quality of life (QoL) and shock events, and advocates that a bilateral relation exists between these three constructs. The …