Professor Christopher Cooper
Professor Leeds Beckett University
- Leeds West Yorkshire
Chris Cooper has more than forty years experience in tourism and has worked as a researcher and teacher in every region of the world.
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Chris has more than forty years experience in tourism and has worked as a researcher and teacher in every region of the world. He gained experience in tour operation working for Thomson Travel before returning to academic life.
Chris was Co-Founder of Progress in Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation Research and the International Journal of Tourism Research and is now the Co-Editor of Current Issues In Tourism. He is a member of the editorial board for leading tourism, hospitality and leisure journals and has authored a number of leading text and research books in tourism, including ‘Essentials of Tourism’ for Sage. He is the co-series editor of the influential Channel View book series ‘Aspects of Tourism’.
Chris works with international agencies including the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the European Union, the International Labour Organization, the OECD, the Inter American Development Bank and ASEAN. He held the Chair of the UNWTO’s Education Council from 2005 – 2007 and was awarded the United Nations Ulysses Medal for contributions to tourism education and policy in 2009.
Chris is currently working on tourism destination adaptation to climate change with colleagues from Leeds Beckett and Universities in Croatia, Italy and Slovenia.
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
United Nations Ulysses Medal
2009
Education
University College London
PhD
Geography
1977
University College London
BSc
Geography
1970
Affiliations
- Progress in Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation Research : Co-Founder
- International Journal of Tourism Research : Co-Founder
- Current Issues In Tourism : Co-Editor
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Languages
- English
Articles
The use of tourism as a social intervention in indigenous communities to support the conservation of natural protected areas in Mexico
Journal of Sustainable Tourism2020
Tourism has been considered a tool for sustainable development (SD) of rural/indigenous communities living within natural protected areas (NPAs) since the 1980s. This article examines the use of tourism as a SD intervention in the management of NPAs. Based on the theory of social change and on the realist methodological approach to social research, the study focuses on the case of Mexico.
Destination Climate Adaptation
Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research2018
A key element in the product mix of destinations is climate. Climate represents a critical part of a destination’s economic and resource base such that changes in climate will trigger human responses in terms of demand and the type of activities that the climate will support. This threatens the competitiveness, sustainability, and economic viability of destinations.
Case Studies in Sociocultural Innovation
The Future of Tourism2018
This chapter provides a series of case studies to enhance the chapters in this section of the book, particularly focusing upon how tourism intelligence underpins cultural and social innovation in city tourism and product development. These case studies extend the material and concepts in the chapters by examining the issues in detail.
Managing tourism knowledge: a review
Tourism Review2018
This paper aims to provide a contemporary review of the field of tourism and knowledge management.
Crisis knowledge in tourism: Types, flows, and governance
Annals of Tourism Research2013
Driven by the rapidly growing number of crises that affect tourism, the study of crisis knowledge management is gaining an increased interest in the tourism field. Effective management of crisis knowledge enhances the resilience of tourism organizations and destinations in crisis situations, strengthens their defense mechanisms, limits potential damages and allows them to bounce back to normalcy faster.
