This manuscript provides the only empirically derived pre-COVID-19 global estimation of
international surf travel spending and the first assessment of sustainable surf tourism …

Based on a decade of research by two leading action sports scholars, this book maps the
relationship between action sports and the Olympic Movement, from the inclusion of the first …

The purpose of this paper is to explore the managerial approach and the entrepreneurial
behaviours of tourism lifestyle entrepreneurs with a focus on the niche market of surf sports …

In nature sports athletes interact with the surfaces, textures and fluids of physical
geographical features as well as the dynamic forces that create them. These interactions …

This chapter evaluates research from the past 10 years suggesting that surfing can help
develop ecological sensibilities and, in turn, lead to more environmentally sustainable …

A tourist's cultural construction of nature can shape their nature sports experience. It can
also impact how they perceive the destinations where they engage in nature sports. This …

This article is an examination of the impact of new, technologically sophisticated wave pools
upon the culture of surfers. Appropriating the concepts of simulation from the work of …

Surfing and Sustainability presents a new way of understanding the impact of surfing on the
environment, society and the economy, providing important insights into the field of …

This article examines the local practices, histories, and transnational circulation and
exchange of gender ideologies within Japanese surfscapes. A focus on gender in relation to …

This paper develops a social science weighting schema for surf tourism planning and
sustainable development, eco-tourism, and conservation studies using surf tourism as a …