THE IMPOSIBLE SUSTAINABILITY: APPLICATIONS OF RELATIONAL PERSPECTIVE IN TOURISM FIELDS

Authors

  • Maximiliano E KORSTANJE University of Palermo
  • Babu GEORGE University of Nevada

Keywords:

sustainabiliy, dwelling perspective, anthropology of sustainability

Abstract

This short essays review aims to trigger a hot debate within the circle of sustainable studies. The concept of global warming as originally was formulated by expertise, or climate change paved the ways for the most important industrial countries to hear the eco-friendly paradigm.  In terms of the senior sociologists, J Broswimmer (2002), what humankind is doing with the planet only has a name, ecocide. Recently, interesting studies emphasized on the needs to change the current source of energy to mitigate the effects of climate change such as hurricanes, typhoons and extreme weather. However, to what an extent the current sustainable project may backfire is only a question of time. In this text we explain why.

Author Biography

Maximiliano E KORSTANJE, University of Palermo

 As sociologist, Korstanje has specialized in the study of risk and mobilities from many interdisciplinary approaches. Recently, his interest was based on the impacts of 9/11 to tourism and local economies. As a result of this, in 2010 he founded the first journal dedicated to the study of safety in tourism, International Journal of Safety and Security in Tourism hosted by The University of Palermo Argentina. His contributions led to co-editor important journals as Event Management and Int. Journal of Tourism and Travels and work as editorial board member for more than 20 journals in risk and tourism such as: Risk and Uncertainty, Journal of Tourism Anthropology, Journal of Risk Research, Rosa dos Ventos, Journal of Emergency Service Information, Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, Studies and Perspectives in Tourism, El Periplo Sustainable, Tourism and Society and Int. Journal of Hospitality and Event Management. With more than 500 published papers and 13 books, Korstanje takes part of the Philosophical society of England, The international Society for Philosophers, United Kingdom and Int. Committee Research on Disasters, United States.Area of studies: disasters, resiliency, risk, mobility, terrorism,tourism, dark tourism, cultural tourism, and others.  

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Published

16.01.2015

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Articles

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