New book edited by Professor Tom Baum 

Professor Tom Baum, Department of Work, Employment and Organisation, is joint editor of a book just published by Routledge, A Sustainable Tourism Workforce: Current issues.  

He worked on this project with Shelagh Mooney (Auckland University of Technology), Richard Robinson (Northumbria University and the University of Queensland) and David Solnet (University of Queensland).  

This book brings together issues of social justice and the neglect of a sustainable orientation to the tourism workforce. This has resulted in an impoverished, unsustainable, and transient workforce that does not meet the aims of UN sustainable goals within the sector or indeed the UNTWO Code of ethics towards its employees. 

The introductory review and 15 chapters in this volume each make a unique and distinct contribution to knowledge. The opening review presents a critique of current definitions of sustainability in an employment, and specifically in a tourism employment context, acknowledging and critiquing extant literature. Additionally, the introductory review offers concluding remarks that the authors hope will influence and guide future research endeavours. 

The book is aimed at educators, students and policymakers interested in information and guidance on managing sustainable tourism. Several chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 

Details of the book can be found here A Sustainable Tourism Workforce: Current issues - 1st Edition - Shelag (routledge.com) 

Published: 14 March 2024