The integration of tourism policies into sectoral policies

The Motivation for the Project

Horizontal, vertical and sectoral fragmentation often hinders tourism policy making that can effectively contribute towards sustainable urban development. It is crucial to review existing governance frameworks to better understand to what extent these frameworks accommodate the complexities of tourism development and finding ways to optimize tourism policy design and implementation.

The Problem the Project Solves

Tourism is becoming more and more intertwined with everyday urban life. Therefore, it can not be treated in isolation. There is a need for tourism researchers to engage with urban theory and for policy makers to recognize the importance of the sector to move tourism up in the urban agenda.

The Project Team

Supervisors:

• Professor Simon Joss (University of Glasgow)
• Dr. Alison McCandlish (University of Glasgow)

How the Project Team Approaches the Research

Bernadett’s PhD research follows a qualitative approach.