This chapter examines local residents' perspectives of Nepal's Khumbu (Mt Everest) region and the role of tourism in shaping residents' perspectives of this sacred landscape. This region is believed to be a sacred beyul, or a hidden valley that acts as a refuge, by local Buddhist Sherpas, and has...

This book chapter defines and describes the concept of perception, describes the theories which relate to perceptions, including perceptual process and gestalt principles, describes the influences of perceptions and senses on the purchase and consumption of food and drink, and explains the...

This book chapter defines and describes self-concept, describes the theories which explain or relate to self-concept, describes the influences of self-concept on the purchase and consumption of food and drink, and explains the approaches that are employed by agribusinesses in dealing with issues...

This chapter introduces the concepts of tourist experience, value co-creation in tourism experiences, and the phases of tourism experience creation, before outlining the overall structure of the book.

This chapter discusses the cognitive appraisal theory of emotions and its application to tourism consumption.

This chapter examines the principles and methods involved in designing quality into the leisure, events, tourism and sport (LETS) product or service and the way it is experienced by the consumer. In highlighting the factors that are significant in designing service systems and processes, it...

This chapter examines the growth in the importance of the experience economy and the nature of the leisure, events, tourism and sport (LETS) consumer experience, and considers their implications for the management of service quality. Factors in the relationship between service quality and the LETS...

Research in ten countries (in Africa, America and Europe) has shown that organic research promotes evidence-based policy development. A seven countries study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2008) on how governments can assist organic sectors, provided guidelines...

This chapter first looks at the consumption and demand pattern as well as current production trends for food grains in India. The implications of climate change and the scaling of conservation agriculture are also discussed. Specific strategies are then suggested to increase production and...

This book attempts to outline value creation in tourist experiences, theoretically and practically, in order to obtain new understandings and models to help identify how value creation is changing within the tourism industry and demonstrate ways in which both tourists and settings can proactively...