Donald E. Hawkins Eisenhower Professor of Tourism Policy Personal page: |
Education: B.A. at King's College; M.A. at Lehigh University; Ed.D. at New York University. Professional qualifications: Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA), Certified Travel Marketing Executive (CTME)
Research interests: Tourism planning; Policy analysis; Sustainable tourism; Ecotourism: Environmental management; Community development; Strategic planning; Sustainable coastal tourism; Barriers to tourism investment; Environmental practices of tourism industry; World Bank tourism policies; Biodiversity conservation and tourism development.
Memberships: Fellow: International Academy of Hospitality Research; International Academy for the Study of Tourism.
Awards and acknowledgments: World Tourism Organization Ulysses Prize, 2003 (http://www.gwu.edu/~business/news/archive/2003/sbpm_news0523.htm; http://www.world-tourism.org/newsroom/Releases/2003/May/ulysse.htm) ● World Tourism Organization's Themis Foundation Science Fellowship Award.
Web resources on Professor Hawkins: The glocalization paradox: The impact of globalization and localization on national tourism investment policies - SETE 5th Conference, 2006 (slides: http://www.seteconferences.gr/files/presentations/5thConferencespeeches/Athens%20Glocalization%20Paradox.ppt#1) ● Presentation: Transferrig Tourism Knowledge, Tourcom Conference ( http://www.world-tourism.org/newsroom/conferences/presentations/Donald%20Hawkins_text.pdf; bios of participants: http://www.world-tourism.org/newsroom/conferences/firsttourcom/WT0%20Tourcom%20Bios.pdf) ● Keynote Speaker at First National Forum "Ecotourism, Mountains and Protected Areas - Partners in Prosperity, Bulgaria 2002 (bio: http://ecotourism.bulgariatravel.org/docs/5%20Speakers%20Bio%20eng.pdf)
SOME PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ON WEB
Working papers and drafts:
(2002) Donald E. Hawkins, Protected areas ecotourism competitive cluster approach to biodiversity conservation and economic growth in Bulgaria( http://www.moew.government.bg/ecotourismforum/docs/Donald%20Hawkins%20Presentation.doc)
Updated: January 29, 2007