Dr. George's research and scholarship concentrate on the complex relationships and interconnections among tourism, commodification of local culture, community change and rural development. Previous research includes investigating Lunenburg, Nova Sco
...MoreDr. George's research and scholarship concentrate on the complex relationships and interconnections among tourism, commodification of local culture, community change and rural development. Previous research includes investigating Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, a UNESCO WHS, and how restructuring as an international cultural tourism destination has transformed the community. In 2006, she completed research that assessed the attitudes of residents in Lunenburg towards tourism since the community’s UNESCO World Heritage designation in 1995. She has also done research in five rural communities in Ontario to investigate new approaches to community tourism development; this research resulted in a new Community Self-Assessment Model for Tourism Development. Current research focus is the role of creative cultural industries in tourism development. Her researches have resulted in publications and pending publications in reputable scholarly journals.
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