This concise, integrated introduction to the complex relationship between disability and the
media offers a roadmap to the key areas of participation, access and representation …

In today's world, the need to eliminate natural and human-made disasters has been at the
forefront of national and international socio-political agendas. The management of risks …

Since the turn of the twenty-first century, there has been a trend for urban “megaevents” to
be awarded to cities and nations in the East and Global South. Such events have been …

This book focuses on the tourism industry in conjunction with the impact of COVID-19 from
the perspective that it is both negatively impacting the industry while also offering an …

From its inception, tourism was associated to the urgency to adopt governance as a main
discourse. Governance not only allowed a reduction of poverty but also accelerated some …

Atmosphere, the elusive ambiance of a place, enables or hinders its mobility in global
consumption contexts. Atmosphere connects to social imaginaries, utopian representational …

Only virtuous humans are supposed to move in time to meet their happy destiny or karma.
The tale of Jamal in Slumdog Millionaire is such a case of serendipitous mobility towards …

Contrary to the common compartmentalization of popular culture and events to specialized
forms of fandom-induced tourism (eg film-, music-, sport-tourism), event-tourism spaces may …

In June 2014, Brazil opened the twentieth FIFA World Cup with a spectacular ceremony.
Hosting the World Cup was a strategic developmental priority for Brazil: mega-events such …

Do contemporary governments adapt to rising social movements or do they actually cause
them? This paper endeavours to argue that although it is often difficult to determine the …