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Communicating sustainability priorities in the museum sector
Citation
Wickham, M and Lehman, K, Communicating sustainability priorities in the museum sector, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 23, (7) pp. 1011-1028. ISSN 0966-9582 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2015 Taylor & Francis
DOI: doi:10.1080/09669582.2015.1042483
Abstract
This paper analyses the sustainability priorities evident in the annual reports published
between 2001/2002 and 2010/2011 of Australia’s six state-museums (which represent
the largest and most financially viable cultural heritage tourism organisations in the
country). The study provides insight into the communication of sustainability
priorities in the heritage tourism sector and offers a fine-grained understanding of
what is required for such organisations to effectively manage such priorities. Based on
a content analysis of the annual reports, the paper proposes a Sustainability Priorities
Model for Cultural and Heritage Organisations. The Model reflects two important
findings: first, that the communication of sustainability practices has emerged to play
a central strategic role in the annual reporting of the leading cultural heritage
organisations in Australia; second, that the conceptualisation of sustainability in the
cultural heritage context has widened to include the allocation and utilisation of a
wider range of resources. The Model provides a framework for cultural heritage
tourism organisations to follow in order for them to effectively identify and
communicate the optimal mix of sustainability practices to salient stakeholder groups.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Heritage tourism; cultural tourism; multidisciplinary; museum; annual report |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Tourism |
Research Field: | Tourism Management |
Objective Division: | Commercial Services and Tourism |
Objective Group: | Tourism |
Objective Field: | Socio-Cultural Issues in Tourism |
UTAS Author: | Wickham, M (Dr Mark Wickham) |
UTAS Author: | Lehman, K (Dr Kim Lehman) |
ID Code: | 102257 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 6 |
Deposited By: | TSBE |
Deposited On: | 2015-08-07 |
Last Modified: | 2017-12-14 |
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