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Place, values, process and benefits: accounting for the social and cultural future of festivals

Conference Proceeding
Leask, A., Rogers, P. & Robertson, M. (2008)
Place, values, process and benefits: accounting for the social and cultural future of festivals. In Proceeding of the EUTO Conference 2008, 437-469
This paper presents outcomes from a project established at the Centre for Festival and Event Management (CFEM) at Napier University Business School. This set out to advance th...

The Effective Management of Heritage Visitor Attractions

Presentation / Conference
Leask, A. (2008, June)
The Effective Management of Heritage Visitor Attractions. Presented at Heritage Tourism Conference, Brigham Young University, Jerusalem
Invited speaker

Managing Visitor Attractions

Book
Fyell, A., Garrod, B., Leask, A. & Wanhill, S. (Eds.)
(2008). Managing Visitor Attractions. ISBN 978-0750685450
Visitor attractions represent a complex sector of the tourism industry and are the catalytic focus for the development of tourism infrastructure and services. As this area gro...

An assessment of ‘international best practice’ in visitor attraction management: does Scotland really lag behind?

Journal Article
Garrod, B., Leask, A., & Fyall, A. (2007)
An assessment of ‘international best practice’ in visitor attraction management: does Scotland really lag behind?. International Journal of Tourism Research, 9, 21-42. doi:10.1002/jtr.591
This paper compares and contrasts selected management practices among visitor attractions in Scotland, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The catalyst for the study was the gr...

World Heritage Site designation

Book
Leask, A. (2006)
A. Leask, & A. Fyall (Eds.). World Heritage Site designation. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-7506-6546-9.50009-5
World heritage site designation.

Destination marketing: Future issues — Strategic challenges

Journal Article
Fyall, A., & Leask, A. (2006)
Destination marketing: Future issues — Strategic challenges. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 7(1), 50-63. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050029
Although pivotal to the travel and tourism system, the destination is widely acknowledged to be one of the most difficult products to manage and market. Over the coming decade...

World Heritage List: historical development, current status and future scenarios

Presentation / Conference
Leask, A. & Rakic, T. (2006, June)
World Heritage List: historical development, current status and future scenarios. Paper presented at Cutting Edge Research in Tourism Conference, University of Surrey, Guildford
No abstract available.

Managing World Heritage Sites

Book
(2006)
Leask, A. & Fyell, A. (Eds.). Managing World Heritage Sites. ISBN 978-0750665469
World Heritage Sites are some of the most recognised locations around the world. They include natural sites such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier and cultural ones su...

Juxtaposing the timeless and the ephemeral: Staging festivals and events at World Heritage Sites

Book Chapter
Smith, M., Carnegie, E., & Robertson, M. (2006)
Juxtaposing the timeless and the ephemeral: Staging festivals and events at World Heritage Sites. In A. Leask, & A. Fyall (Eds.), Managing World Heritage Sites. , (110-124). Amsterdam: London: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780080461755
The aim of this chapter is to explore the complex relationship between World Heritage Sites (WHS) and temporary festivals and events, analysing some of the impacts and implica...

Researching the Management of Visitor Attractions: International Comparative Study Issues

Journal Article
Leask, A., & Fyall, A. (2006)
Researching the Management of Visitor Attractions: International Comparative Study Issues. Tourism Recreation Research, 31(2), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2006.11081259
The paucity of literature in the field of visitor attractions, combined with the virtual vacuum of literature on international comparative research methodologies in tourism ge...
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Community, organisational, and technological transitions: Mapping the places and spaces of Edinburgh as the festival city and Scotland's leading tourism destination

2023 - date
Jack Hansen | Director of Studies: Dr Louise Todd | Second Supervisor: Prof Anna Leask

A Critical Evaluation of the Factors that Influence Visitor Engagement with UK Slavery Heritage Museums: A Blended Passive Symbolic Netnographic Study

2020 - 2023
There is a substantial body of literature in slave...
Dr Shemroy Roberts | Director of Studies: Dr Craig Wight | Second Supervisor: Prof Anna Leask

What is mindfulness – how does it feel and what can it do for interculturality? An ethnographic case study of migrants in Scotland.

2020 - date
Iweta Baran | Director of Studies: Dr Jane Wilkinson | Second Supervisor: Dr Phiona Stanley

Sustainable festivals and events - an enquiry of leadership and futures

2015 - 2017
As a societal phenomenon, festivals and planned events are discussed in a wide policy context. They have entered a broader discus...
Dr Martin Robertson | Director of Studies: Prof Anna Leask | Second Supervisor: Prof Jane Ali-Knight

Influences on interpretation: A critical evaluation of the influences on the design and management of interpretation at lighter dark visitor attractions

2015 - 2019
Brianna Wyatt | Director of Studies: Prof Anna Leask | Second Supervisor: Prof Paul Barron

The role of interactive technology in the co-creation of experience in Scottish visitor attractions

2014 - 2019
" As a sector that is reliant on the creation and management of memorable experiences, visitor attrac...
Dr Ellis Urquhart | Director of Studies: Prof Anna Leask | Second Supervisor: Dr Ivana Rihova

Heritage interpretation challenges and management issues at film-induced tourism heritage attractions: case studies of Rosslyn Chapel and Alnwick Castle

2011 - 2015
Although previous research has widely acknowledg...
Dr Justyna Bakiewicz | Director of Studies: Prof Anna Leask | Second Supervisor: Prof Paul Barron

An ethnographic interpretation of the work environment within a creative culture in the advertising sector

2009 - 2014
Purpose and rationale The purpose of the exploratory research is to provide a deeper understan...
Dr Christine Band | Director of Studies: Prof John Ensor | Second Supervisor: Prof Anna Leask

Festival images: Brand image and stakeholders’ brand relationship types at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

2007 - 2011
Dr Louise Todd | Director of Studies: Prof John Ensor | Second Supervisor: Prof Anna Leask

World heritage, tourism and national identity: a case study of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece

2005 - 2009
Tijana Rakic | Director of Studies: Prof John Ensor

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