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Sustainability Management in Heritage and Tourism

The Concept and Practice of Mottainai in Japan

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Authors:
  1. Takamitsu Jimura

    1. Faculty of Humanities, Musashi University, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Examines how heritage and tourism industries attempt to be sustainable, and how they can improve these attempts
  • Focuses on Japanese sustainable tourism, its commonalities and differences from sustainable tourism in other countries
  • Explores the concept of 'mottainai' - a traditional Japanese term for the ethical use of resources

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction – Sustainability and Japan’s Heritage and Tourism

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      Pages 3-32

  3. Sustainability of Heritage

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Sustainability of Japan’s Tangible Cultural Heritage

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      Pages 35-67

    3. Sustainability of Japan’s Intangible Cultural Heritage

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      Pages 69-97

    4. Sustainability of Japan’s Natural Heritage

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      Pages 99-128

  4. Sustainability of Tourism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Sustainability of Japan’s Transport Sector

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      Pages 131-170

    3. Sustainability of Japan’s Accommodation Sector

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      Pages 171-205

    4. Sustainability of Food and Beverage Sector in Japan

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      Pages 207-237

    5. Sustainability of Visitor Attractions and Events Sector in Japan

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      Pages 239-272

    6. Sustainability of Tourism Intermediaries in Japan

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      Pages 273-296

  5. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 297-297
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    2. Conclusions – Reflections and Futures

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      Pages 299-330
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Keywords

About this book

Increasingly, the tourism industry is looking towards sustainability, responding to public demand and local environmental policy. This monograph explores the concept of sustainability in the context of heritage and tourism studies, as well as examining the practices adopted to realize or enhance the sustainability of these industries. Beginning with a broad overview, outlining the theory and scholarly landscape, this book then focuses on cases of sustainable tourism in Japan, exploring the concept of ‘mottainai’. Mottainai is a traditional Japanese term and means an ethical attitude towards the use of a range of resources needed for human life. This Japanese word can be understood as ‘what a waste’, and can promote the environmentally-friendly way of life, encouraging reduce, reuse and recycle.

This book will be of interest to scholars and students of heritage, tourism, and sustainability management; both those interested in Japan specifically, and those who are interested in new approaches for sustainability in tourism management.

 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Humanities, Musashi University, Tokyo, Japan

    Takamitsu Jimura

About the author

Takamitsu Jimura is Professor in Tourism, Culture and Heritage at Musashi University, Japan. His key research interests include cultural heritage and tourism, tourism and destination marketing and sustainable tourism. He is especially interested in exploring the impacts of World Heritage Site designation on tourism development, local communities, and heritage management and conservation activities.























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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sustainability Management in Heritage and Tourism

  • Book Subtitle: The Concept and Practice of Mottainai in Japan

  • Authors: Takamitsu Jimura

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40269-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40268-5Published: 07 October 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40271-5Due: 07 November 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-40269-2Published: 05 October 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 330

  • Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Tourism Management, Corporate Environmental Management

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