Children in Tourism Communities: Sustainability and Social Justice - Paperback

by Marko Kosčak (Author), Mladen Knezevic (Author), Tony O'Rourke (Author)

This book explores how children living in tourism destinations are particularly susceptible to the impacts of tourism. It will be an important text for students, academics, and instructors in sustainable tourism and development, destination management, culture and heritage, as well as practitioners in these areas.

Author Biography

Marko Kosčak held the position of Assistant Professor from 2014 to 2019 and is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism Brezice, Slovenia.

Mladen Knezevic is a full professor with tenure. After retiring from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, he worked as an external collaborator at the University of Osijek, where he was part of a team that established a new social work programme at the Faculty of Law in Osijek.

Tony O'Rourke retired in 2011 and since then has taught at MSc and MBA level as a part-time and visiting Professor and also conducted advisory work for a number of ethical tourism organisations, including the Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development in Portugal. He has also engaged in personal research on micro and small scale tourism financing.

Tina Segota is an Associate Professor in Tourism at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. Previous to this, Tina worked at the University of Greenwich, UK, for several years as a Senior Lecturer in Advertising and Marketing Communications.