Deborah Edwards

Experience

• 2006–present
  Adjunct Associate Professor, UTS Business School

Education

• 2005 
  University of Western Sydney, Phd
• 1996 
  University of Western Sydney, GradDip in Tourism Mgmt

Publications

• 2010
  Understanding the Sustainable Development of Tourism, Goodfellow Publishers Ltd, Oxford, UK,
• 2009
  'Exploring the Future of Tourism and Quality of Life', Tourism and Hospitality Research, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 171-183,
• 2009
  'Tourism Product and Service Innovation to Avoid 'Strategic Drift'', International Journal of Tourism Research, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 321-335,
• 2008
  City Spaces - Tourist Places: Urban Tourism Precincts, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford,
• 2008
  'Urban tourism research: developing an agenda', Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 1032-1052,
• 2007
  'Leisure-seeking volunteers: ethical implications', Voluntary Action, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 19-39,
• 2007
  'Corporate Social Responsibility Of Large Urban Museums: The Contribution Of Volunteer Programs', Tourism Review International, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 167-174,
• 2007
  'Corporate Social Responsibility Of Large Urban Museums: The Contribution Of Volunteer Programs', Tourism Review International, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 167-174,
• 2006
  'Museum volunteers: a discussion of challenges facing managers in the cultural and heritage sectors', Australian Journal on Volunteering, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 19-27,
• 2005
  'Incorporating Sustainability in Meetings and Event Management Education', International Journal of Event Management Research, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 30-45,
• 2005
  'A flexible framework for evaluating the socio-cultural impacts of a small festival', International Journal of Event Management Research, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 66-77,
• 2005
  'It's Mostly About Me: Reasons why volunteers contribute their time to museums and art museums', Tourism Review International, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 21-31,
• 2004
  'Attributes of Destination Effectiveness: A factor analysis', Tourism Analysis, vol. 9, no. 1-2, pp. 91-101,

Grants and Contracts

• 2010
  Understanding urban tourism impacts: an Australian Study, Technical Report,

  Role:

  Report Author

  Funding Source:

  STCRC

• 2009
  Understanding tourism experiences and behaviour in cities,

  Role:

  Report Author

  Funding Source:

  CRC for Sustainable Tourism

• 2009
  APEC 2007: Measuring the injected expenditure into Australia and New South Wales,

  Role:

  Report Author

  Funding Source:

  TTF Australia

• 2008
  Megatrends underpinning tourism to 2020: analysis of key drivers for change

  Role:

  Report Author

  Funding Source:

  STCRC

• 2007
  Development of an Australian urban tourism research agenda

  Role:

  Report Author

  Funding Source:

  STCRC

• 2007
  Design strategies and tactics towards sustainable urban tourism in Sydney

  Role:

  Research Team Member

  Funding Source:

  UTS Partnership Grant

• 2006
  Accessiblity of urban tourism precincts and Sydney Harbour protected areas

  Role:

  Research Team Member

  Funding Source:

  STCRC

Research Areas

• Tourist Behaviour And Visitor Experience (150606)
• Tourism Management (150603)