Understanding and Managing the High-Altitude Environment
Other
Taylor, S. (2021)
Understanding and Managing the High-Altitude Environment. https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/skills/understanding_and_managing_the_high-altitude_environment-13907
Examines the challenges that living and moving in high-altitude environments present to the human body and how to manage them.
Available online: https://www.ukclimbing.com/ar...
How to solve the problems of solid waste pollution at high altitudes in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan: The case of Lenin Peak
Journal Article
Taylor, S., & Komissarov, V. (2021)
How to solve the problems of solid waste pollution at high altitudes in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan: The case of Lenin Peak. Tourism of Kyrgyzstan: Practice; Problems and Perspectives, 17(1),
This paper reports on recent activities to remove solid waste from 4,250 metres on Lenin Peak and current proposals to establish an appropriate governance solution to support ...
The highs and lows of acclimatising: Strategies and stories from Lenin Peak
Presentation / Conference
Taylor, S. (2019, November)
The highs and lows of acclimatising: Strategies and stories from Lenin Peak. Presented at British Mountain Medicine Society (BMMS) Science Day, Bamford
Presentation given to British Mountain Medicine Society at its 2019 Science day on November 13th, 2019. Based on research carried out on Lenin Peak in Kyrgyzstan, the issue o...
Lenin Peak 7,134 - The World's easiest Seven Thousander?
Other
Taylor, S. (2019)
Lenin Peak 7,134 - The World's easiest Seven Thousander?. United Kingdom
This online article explores the key influences upon successfully climbing Lenin Peak based upon recent research on tourism activity on this mountain on the Kyrgyzstan/Tajikis...
Critical assessment of mountaineering tourism on Peak Lenin, Kyrgyzstan: Current problems and possible solutions. Results of the 2018 study
Journal Article
Taylor, S., & Komissarov, V. (2019)
Critical assessment of mountaineering tourism on Peak Lenin, Kyrgyzstan: Current problems and possible solutions. Results of the 2018 study. Tourism of Kyrgyzstan: Practice; Problems and Perspectives, 15(1), 47-65
This reports the findings of a wide ranging investigation of mountaineering tourism on the 7,134metre Lenin Peak on the Kyrgyz/Tajikistan border. The nature of current touri...
Sustainable mountaineering tourism on Lenin Peak, Kyrgyzstan: Current issues and potential solutions
Presentation / Conference
Taylor, S., & Komissarov, V. (2019, June)
Sustainable mountaineering tourism on Lenin Peak, Kyrgyzstan: Current issues and potential solutions. Paper presented at 7th International Adventure Conference, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Introduction
This paper is concerned with the impacts of mountaineering tourism on the 7,134 metre Lenin Peak, the most popular high mountain in Kyrgyzstan. Like Mont Blanc o...
A critical assessment of mountaineering tourism on Lenin Peak, Kyrgyzstan: Current issues and potential solutions
Report
Komissarov, V., & Taylor, S. (2019)
A critical assessment of mountaineering tourism on Lenin Peak, Kyrgyzstan: Current issues and potential solutions. Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz Republic Ministry of Culture, Communication and Tourism
This report was produced for the Ministry of Culture, Communication and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic. It provides an assessment of the environmental and economic impacts of...
Restraining opportunism in hotel management contracts
Journal Article
Panvisavas, V., & Taylor, J. S. (2008)
Restraining opportunism in hotel management contracts. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 8(4), 324-336. https://doi.org/10.1057/thr.2008.33
Management contracts are widely used throughout the world as a mechanism for separating the ownership of hotel properties and their management. The research reported here conc...
The perceived influence of centralising operations in chain hotels
Journal Article
Espino-Rodríguez, T. F., & Taylor, J. S. (2006)
The perceived influence of centralising operations in chain hotels. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 6(4), 251-266. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050022
This paper makes an exploratory study of the centralisation of operations in hotels that belong to a chain and are located in a tourist destination. Although hotels are increa...
The use of management contracts by international hotel firms in Thailand
Journal Article
Panvisavas, V., & Taylor, J. S. (2006)
The use of management contracts by international hotel firms in Thailand. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 18(3), 231-245. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110610658634
Purpose
Seeks to examine the extent to which management contracts used by international hotel firms in Thailand mirror those used in the USA.
Design/methodology/approach
The ...