CATS will hold the Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.30 on Wednesday, February 7. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to your participation.

Regenerative Tourism and its relations with communities

Abstract:
Regenerative tourism has emerged as a niche innovation that involves communities and other tourism stakeholders in the regenerative development of social-ecological systems. However, little is known about the concept, and it is often misunderstood by researchers and practitioners. Even less is understood about the roles and contributions of communities in implementing this approach. Drawing from a 3-year study, examining tourism’s contributions to the regenerative development of urban social-ecological systems, Loretta Bellato will first describe her conceptualisation of regenerative tourism. She will then explore how regenerative tourism approaches can involve communities and their roles in a tourism living system. The unique and essential contributions of communities will also be discussed. Key regenerative tourism frameworks and their applications will be outlined using real-world tourism case studies.

Keywords: regenerative tourism, community, living systems, regenerative development, transformation

Hosted by: Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)

Date/Time: Wednesday 7 February 2024   |   18:00-19:30(JST)

Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)

Language: English

Capacity: 50 persons

Participation fee: Free to join (pre-registration system)

Speaker: Dr. Loretta Bellato
Bio:
Loretta Bellato is a settler woman of Italian heritage from Melbourne, Australia. She is an early career researcher who recently completed PhD studies at Swinburne University of Technology. Loretta is a Regenesis Regenerative Practitioner Series graduate, Master of International Development, RMIT and Master of International Sustainable Tourism Management, Monash University and has extensive practitioner experience in community health and tourism sectors. She is currently an adjunct researcher at the Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology, a regenerative development consultant and a local government officer.

Moderator: Dr. Meng Qu

Registration:
Please register at the URL below. Application deadline is Tuesday, February 6, 2024.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xQX_9b-TS0G7561pyKobZQ

Contact:
Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
online-forum(at)cats.hokudai.ac.jp
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