International Geographical Congress
Seoul, Korea

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM - Please check the final program upon arrival in Seoul for any changes to this schedule

TOURISM SESSIONS

T-24 Tourism, Development and Environment

August 14 (MON) / 13:30-14:40
Room 321-B
a. Local Culture and Tourism Development
* Chair: Li Leilei (Shenzhen University, China)
. Sunny Jung (Seoul National University, Korea): Discourse of Festival and Changing Identity of Region - A Case Study of 'Kangnung Dano Festival'
. Li Leilei (Shenzhen University, China): A Discussion on Spatial Rules of Tourist Destination's Image Perception
. Ishaq Mohd. Kayamkhani, Pankaj Soni (CSSH M.L.Sukhadia University, India): Nathdwara - Salient Trends of Pilgrimage and Tourism
. G. S. Rathore (India): Religious Sites as Tourism Attractions in Rajasthan, India

August 14 (MON) / 14:50-16:00
Room 321-B
b. The Tourist Industry: A New Basic Sector in Urban and Regional Economies?
* Chair: Olivier Dehoorne (Universite de Poitiers, France)
. Daniela Dumbraveanu (University of Bucharest, Romania): Regional Development for Tourism in Romania - Alternative Path to the Community Economic Survival
. Olivier Dehoorne (Universite de Poitiers, France): Tourisme, Migration, Developpement Local - L'exemple de L'Aubrac (Montagne Francaise)
. Yang-ja Kim (Korea University, Korea): A Comparative Study of Two Rural Tourism Formation in Seoul Metropolitan Region
. Nevila Dibra, Mahir Hoti (University of Shkodra, Albania): Recreation Trends and the Mountain Resort Development in the North's Albanian Alps

August 14 (MON) / 16:10-17:20
Room 321-B
c. Tourism and Regional Development - I
* Chair: Agnes Musyoki (University of Venda, South Africa)
. N. Cianga, P. Cocean (Babes-Bolyai University, Romania): L'Edification dy Systeme Balneo-Touristique de la Roumanie
. Agnes Musyoki (University of Venda, South Africa): An Evaluation of the Role of Tourism in the Development of Rural Areas in South Africa - The Case of the Northern Region of the Northern Province
. Alvaro Sanchez-Crispin, Enrique Propin-Frejomil (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico): South of the Border, Down Mexico Way - Major Socio-economic Impacts of Tourism in the Border Towns of Northern Mexico
. C. Michael Hall (University of Otago, New Zealand): The Intermestic Nature of Tourism Policy: Implications for Business Networks, Free Trade, Regional Development and Tourism at the Supranational Level

August 16 (WED) / 13:30-14:40
Room 310
d. Tourism and Regional Development - II
* Chair: Nagular Nagabhushanam (S.V. University, India)
. Lindisizwe M. Magi (University of Zululand, South Africa): Tourism Dynamics, Transition and Development in South Africa - New Initiatives, Policies and Governance
. Nagular Nagabhushanam (S.V. University, India): The Changing Environment Scenario of a Temple City
. Kate Lloyd (The University of Sydney, Australia): Travelling in Sinh' - the Vietnamese Government's Response to the Development of Tour caf?'s in Vietnam's Pham Ngu Lao and Ancient Quarter
. Alan A. Lew (Northern Arizona University, USA): New Asia: Emerging Trends in Heritage and Cultural Tourism

August 16 (WED) / 14:50-16:00
Room 310
e. Tourism and Regional Development - III
* Chair: Vladimir Kremsa (Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico)
. Young-hee Lee (Dongkuk University, Korea): The Initial Stages of Tourism Development in Suanbo, South Korea
. Vladimir Kremsa (Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico): Spa Tourism and Local Development - Czech Republic
. Moo Hyung Chung (Hallym University, Korea): The New Convention Center in Seoul and Convention Market Trends in the Asia Pacific Region
. Ishaq Mohd. Kayamkhani, Soni Pankaj (CSSH M.L.Sukhadia University, India): Salient Trends of Tourism and Hotel Industry - A Case Study of Udaipur, India

August 16 (WED) / 16:10-17:20
Room 310
f. Environmental Impacts and Strategies of Tourism
* Chair: B. N. Jha (Ranchi University, India)
. Adbou Khadre Diagne (Chiba University, Japan): A Geography Study of the Environmntal Impacts of Tourism Development on the Senegalese Petite Cote
. Andrej Kranjc, Lui Hong (Karst Research Institute, Slovenia, Yunnan Institute of Geography, China): Lunan "Shilin"(Stone Forest): Human Impact and Protection of (eventual) World Heritage Site
. B. N. Jha (Ranchi University, India): Eco-Tourism Potentialities and its Environmental Impact in Chotanagpir Plateau Region of Bihar, India
. Prebha Shastri Ranade (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India): Konkan Railway - A New Asset for Tourism Development and Environmental Improvement in Western India

August 17 (THU) / 10:00-11:10
Room 320-C
g. Eco-Tourism - I
* Chair: Ritva Kivikkokangas-Sandgren (University of Helsinki, Finland)
. Maria Ananicheva, Yu Kononov (Russian Academy of Science, Russia): Scientific Tourism in the Context of Ecological Tourism as One of the Components of Sustainable Development of the Russia Mountain Region - on the Example of Uvs Nuur Hollow and Ukok Plateau of Altai
. Ritva Kivikkokangas-Sandgren (University of Helsinki, Finland): Ecotourism for the Development of Local Community in Guatemala
. Purva (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India): Ecotourism - An Emerging Need for Visitor Management, The Indian Experience
. C. Michael Hall (University of Otago, New Zealand): IGU Sustainable Tourism Study Group Update Discussion

August 17 (THU) / 11:20-12:30
Room 320-C
h. Eco-Tourism - II
* Chair: Manfred Domroes (Mainz University, Germany)
. Victoria Babarytska (Kyiv Ubiversity, Ukraine): Sustainable Development of International Tourism in Ukraine Spatial Organization Model
. Manfred Domroes (Mainz University, Germany): The Resort Concept of Tourism in Maldives - A Sustainable Solution of Environmental Conservation
. Maija Rozite (University of Latvia, Latvia): Integration of Sustainable Tourism Principles into Guidelines for Spatial Planners in the Central Baltic Sea Region
. Hakki Gim (Seould National University, Korea): Constraints on sustainable tourism development in Northern Vietnam : Dilemma between socialist ideal and market requirements

August 17 (THU) / 13:30-14:40
Room 320-C
i. Eco-Tourism - III
* Chair: Thandi Mahaye (University of Zululand, South Africa)
. Sun Qing (No. Ten Middle School in Kunming of Yunnam, China): The Development of Tourist Resources and Its Sustainable Development in Kunming
. Thandi Mahaye (University of Zululand, South Africa): Recreational Impacts on the Natural Environment at the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
. Oksana Petrovna Grez (Tavrida National University, Ukraine): Rural Green Tourism as Alternative Kind of Tourist Business in Crimea
. Ishaq Mohd. Kayamkhani (CSSH M.L.Sukhadia University, India): Salient Trends of Tourist Industry in Rajasthan, India

August 17 (THU) / 14:50-16:00
Room 320-C
j. Tourism and Migration
* Chair: Allan M. Williams (University of Exeter, U.K.)
. Pere A. Salva-Tomas (University of Balearic Islands, Spain): The Tourist Development Consequences on the Foreigner Immigration Flows toward the Balearic Islands, Spain
. Dieter K. Mueller (Umea University, Sweden): Modeling German Second Home Ownership in Sweden - A GIS Approach
. Allan M Williams, Vladimir Balaz (University of Exeter, U.K.): Transnational Mobility in Central Europe - New Form of Integration?

TOURISM PAPERS IN OTHER SESSIONS

C-15 Modelling Geographical Systems

August 17 (THU) / 10:00-11:10
Room 321-B
i. Modelling Growth and Development - I
* Chair: Martin Charlton (University of Newcastle, UK)
. G. B. Hall, R.D. Feick (University of Waterloo, Canada): Balancing Consensus and Conflict with a GIS-based Multi-participant, Multi-criteria Decision Supprot Tool: the Case of Land Development for Tourism in a Small Island State
. Kazuyuki Konagaya (Osaka City University, Japan): Generalized Thunen-Ricardo Model for Chinese Land Use Prediction

August 17 (THU) / 13:30-14:40
Room 321-B
m. Eco-Environmental Systems - I
* Chair: Barry Boots (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada)
. L. Ndabeni (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa): The Development Prospects of Rural SMMEs in the Tourism Sectorin the Wild Coast Corridor in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
. W. D. Thwala (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa): An Assessment of the Role of the Community Based Public Works Programme (CBPWP) in the Spatial Development Initiative (SDIs) in South Africa

T-16 Reinterpretation of Cultural Landscapes

August 18 (FRI) / 10:00-11:10
Room 311-C
g. Socio-Cultural Landscapes in the Cities - III
* Chair: Hae Un Rii (Dongguk University, Korea)
. Takatsugu Yamamoto (Nagoya University, Japan): The Study of Korean Rural Villages under the Japanese Rules by Cadasters and Cadastral Maps
. Kapil Sethi (India): Delhi Past and Present: A Geo-Historical Analysis of Walled City
. Young-Sook Lee and David Ip (Griffith University, Australia): Gazing' KumKang Mountain: the Emergence of Commercial Tourism in South Korea

August 18 (FRI) / 13:30-14:40
Room 311-C
i. Socio-Cultural Landscapes in the Cities - V
* Chair: Yea W.Sallie (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
. William Warren (Hawaii Pacific University, USA): Korean Communities in Japan: A Decade of Landscape Change
. Yea W.Sallie (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand): Modernity, Memory and Tourism in South Korea: A Study of Four Rural Folk/Cultural Villages
. Frederic Boulesteix (Universite Hankuk des Edudes Etrangeres, Korea): Etude Diacheronique des Representations Francaises du Paysage Coreen

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