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Submission InformationPapers are invited on the topics outlinedand others falling within the scope of themeeting. Abstracts of no more than300 words should be submitted as soonas possible.

Abstracts should clearly state the purpose,results and conclusions of the work to bedescribed in the final paper. Final acceptancewill be based on the full-length paper, whichif accepted for publication must be presentedat the conference.

The language of the conference willbe English.

Online submission

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Email submission

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Submit your abstract with Sustainable

Tourism 2014 in the subject line.

Please include your name, full address andconference topic.

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Conference SecretariatGenna West

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in the 14th century. This abbey has sincebeen abandoned, although its centre-point,St Jamess Church, still stands. There is a12 km-long promenade along the entireRiviera, which runs between the towns ofVolosko, via Opatija, to Lovran. AngiolinaPark, covers an area of around 3.5 hectares,and contains over 150 species of plantsfrom all over the world. Rijeka is the closestcity to Opatija, just a 20 minute journeyalong the coast, and is the principalseaport, and third largest city, in Croatia.

Conference VenueSituated next to the Lungo marepromenade, by Opatija harbour andAngiolina Park the Milenij Grand Hotel,Opatija, comprises of four luxurious villasnamed after the most well-known Opatijaflowers; Camellia, Wisteria, Melia andMagnolia. The hotel boasts 250 roomswith facilities including a large WellnessCentre and Spa, the Camellia Restaurantserving Croatian national cuisine, theOleandar Bar with a gorgeous view ofthe sea, and the Grand Caf serving home-made cakes and hand-made chocolate.

LocationRenowned as a secluded seaside resort ofthe rich and famous, the town of Opatija,in western Croatia, lays just south-west ofthe city of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast.Opatija means abbey in Croatian, and thetown gets its rightful name from an abbeythat was established by Benedictine monks

Call for Papers

SUSTAINABLETOURISM

20146th International Conferenceon Sustainable Tourism

wessex.ac.uk/tourism2014

Organised by

Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

University Complutense, Spain

Hydrographic Institute of theRepublic of Croatia, Croatia

Sponsored by

WIT Transactions on Ecologyand the Environment

International Journal of SustainableDevelopment and Planning

8 10 JULY, 2014

OPATIJA, CROATIA

ADVANCING INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

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Sustainable Tourism 2014 is the sixth meeting organised in

this successful series. The first was held in Segovia (2004),

followed by Bologna (2006), Malta (2008), the New Forest

home of the Wessex Institute of Technology (2010) and

A Corua in 2012.

Conference ChairmenC A BrebbiaWessex Institute of Technology, UK

S FavroHydrographic Institute of the Republic ofCroatia, Croatia

F PinedaComplutense University of Madrid, Spain

International ScientificAdvisory CommitteeI JurincicUniversity of Primorska, Slovenia

I NavisClark County Office of Emergency Management& Homeland Security, USA

Y OheChiba University, Japan

T OyabuKanazawa Seiryo University, Japan

U Probstl-HaiderBOKU University Vienna, Austria

J UrciagaAutonomus University of Baja California Sur,Mexico

D H Valencia Korosi

University of Wollongong, Australia

Tourism has become a major international

industry, with many countries all over theworld relying on the income it produces. Itseconomic advantages as a major source offinance and employment frequently leadsto its active promotion by governments andother institutions, independent of theconsequences on the environment, ecologyand social structure of affected regions.

This conference will explore issuesconcerned with achieving environmentalsocial and economic sustainability of tourismalongside the governance mechanismsneeded to support sustainable tourism. Itcould also discuss how new resources oughtto be employed to avoid the errors

committed in the past and propose remedialactions when required. The meeting will alsofocus on empirical work and case studiesfrom around the world, which can offer newinsights and best practice guidance.

Sustainable Tourism 2014 will adopt a multi-disciplinary approach and will aim specificallyto foster greater understanding andcollaboration between scientists and social

science experts, practitioners and policy makers.

It will take a broad view of this sophisticated andcomplex industry, and will examine the practiceof sustainable tourism from global travel trendsthrough to destination and site management.Innovative solutions are particularly welcome,including ecological tourism as well ascultural initiatives that will lead to betterapproaches to tourism with the objectiveof preserving the diversity of our planet.

The demands of tourism can contribute tothe destruction of the natural and culturalenvironment upon which it depends. Thenatural and cultural landscapes capacity toaccommodate the local and worldwide effects

of tourism and the implications for the human

economy and society constitute veryimportant study objectives.

Sustainable Tourism 2014 aims to find waysto protect the natural and cultural landscapethrough the development of new solutionswhich minimise the adverse effects oftourism. This can be achieved through newstrategies involving the active collaborationof society as a whole.

Benefits of AttendingConference Proceedings Papers presentedat Sustainable Tourism 2014 will be published

by WIT Press in Volume 187 of WITTransactions on Ecology and theEnvironment (ISSN: 1746-448X Digital ISSN:1743-3541) WIT Press ensures maximumworldwide dissemination of your researchthrough its own offices in Europe, theUSA and its extensive internationaldistribution network.

Delegates will have the choice of receivingthe conference book in either hard cover ordigital format on a USB flash drive. The USBflash drive will additionally contain papersfrom previous conferences in this series.

Indexing and Archiving Papers presented atWessex Institute conferences are referenced

by CrossRef and regularly appear in notablereviews, publications and databases, includingreferencing and abstract services such asSCOPUS, Compendex, Thomson ReutersWeb of Knowledge, ProQuest and ScitechBook News. All conference books arearchived in the British Library and AmericanLibrary of Congress.

Citations When referencing papers presentedat this conference please ensure that yourcitations refer to Volume 187 of WITTransactions on Ecology and the Environmentas this is the title under which papers appearin the indexing services.

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Digital Archive All conference papers arearchived online in the WIT eLibrary(http://library.witpress.com) where they areimmediately and permanently available tothe international scientific community.

Open Access Open Access allows for thefull paper to be downloaded from the WITeLibrary archives, offering maximumdissemination. Authors who choose thisoption will also receive complimentary accessfor one year to the entire WIT eLibrary.

Journal Papers Participants of SustainableTourism 2014 will be invited after theconference to submit an enhanced version of

their research for possible publication inthe International Journal of SustainableDevelopment and Planning published bythe Wessex Institute.

NetworkingParticipants can present theirresearch and interact with experts fromaround the world, becoming part of aunique community.

Reduced Fee for PhD Students The WessexInstitute believes in the importance ofencouraging PhD students to present and

publish innovative research at theirconferences. As a result, the Institute offersPhD students a much reduced conference fee.

Conference Topics

Tourism strategies

Environmental issues

Emergent strategies for tourismdevelopment

Community issues

Climate change

Safety and Security

Tourism as a tool of development

Art, architecture and culture

Heritage tourism

Special interest tourism

Marine and coastal areas tourism

Sport tourism

City tourism

Tourism impact

Tourism and protected area

Rural tourism

Transport and tourism

Education and training

Theme parks

Destination management

Planning and development

Simulation models

Social and physical infrastructure