<p>Contents</p><p>Forward by Jafar Jafari</p><p> </p><p>F O R E W O R D</p><p>A Nice Place to Live is a Nice Place to Visit</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prologue: </p><p> </p><p>Tourism and Quality of Life (QOL) Research: The Missing Links </p><p>Muzaffer Uysal, Richard R. Perdue and M. Joseph Sirgy</p><p> </p><p>List of Contributors</p><p> </p><p>Part I. Tourism and QOL </p><p>Chapter 1: Relationships and the Tourism Experience; Challenges for Quality of Life Assessments </p><p>Philip L. Pearce </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 2. Positive Psychology and Tourism </p><p>Sebastian Filep </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 3: The Role of Qualitative Methods in Tourism QOL Research: A Critique and Future Agenda </p><p>Vincent P. Magnini, John B. Ford and Michael S. LaTour</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 4: Poverty Elimination through Tourism Dynamics</p><p>Manuel Vanegas Sr.</p><p> </p>Chapter 5: Tourism, Poverty Relief and the QOL in Developing Countries<p><p>Robertico Croes </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 6: Tourism and Quality of Life: How Does Tourism Measure up? </p><p>Janne Liburd, Pierre Benckendorff and Jack Carlsen </p><p> </p><p>Part II. QOL from the Perspectives of Tourists </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 7: Tourist Consumption Behavior and Quality of Life</p><p>Ruhet Genç </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 8: Subjective Aspects of Tourists’ Quality of Life </p><p>Ruhet Genç</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 9: Medical Travel and the Quality of Life</p><p>Erik Cohen</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 10. Medical Tourism and Quality of Life: Physical, Physiological, and Social Aspects of QOL in Medical Tourism </p><p>Ruhet Genç</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 11: Place Affinities, Lifestyle Mobilities and Quality of Life</p><p>Daniel R. Williams and Norman McIntyre </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 12: Tourist Motivation and Quality of Life: In Search of the Missing Link </p><p>Graham M. S. Dann </p><p> </p>Chapter 13: Understanding the Antecedents of Destination Identification: Linkage between Perceived Quality of Life, Self-Congruity and Destination Identification <p><p>M. Mithat Üner and Can Armutlu </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 14: An Analysis of Tourism QOL Domains from the Demand Side </p><p>László Puczkó and Melanie Smith </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 15: Perceptions of Tourism Impacts and Satisfaction with Particular Life Domains </p><p>Philippus Stephanes (Stefan) Kruger </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 16: Quality of Life and Travel Motivations Integrating the Two Concepts in the Grevillea Model </p><p>Sara Dolnicar, Katie Lazatevski, and Venkat Yanamandram</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 17: Relational Tourism: Observations on Families and Travel</p><p>Jay A. Mancini, Deepu George and Bryce L. Jorgensen</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 18: Impact of the Internet on Travel Satisfaction and Overall Life Satisfaction </p><p>Soo Hyun Jun, Heather J. Hartwell and Dimitrios Buhalis</p><p> </p><p>Part III. QOL from the Perspectives of Residents</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 19: Cultural Tourism and the Enhancement of Quality of Life</p><p> Bob McKercher and Pamela Ho</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 20: Heritage, Tourism and Quality of Life </p><p>G.J.Ashworth and J.E.Tunbridge </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 21: Ethnic Tourism and Resident Quality of Life </p><p>Li Yang and Xiang (Robert) Li</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 22: Alternative Tourism as a Contestable Quality of Life Facilitator</p><p>David Weaver</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 23: Building Social Capital to Enhance the Quality of Life of Destination Residents</p><p>Gianna Moscardo</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 24: The tourist Area Life Cycle (TALC) and Its Effect on the Quality of Life (QOL) of Destination Community</p><p>Muzaffer Uysal, Eunju Woo and Manisha Singal</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 25: Relationship between Carrying Capacity of Small Island Tourism Destinations and Quality of Life</p><p>Deborah Kerstetter and Kelly S. Bricker </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 26: Quality of Life Values among Stakeholders in Tourism Destinations: A Tale of Converging and Diverging Interests and Conflicts</p><p>Klaus Weiermair and Mike Peters</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 27: Stakeholder Engagement in Tourism Planning and Development</p><p>Lisa C. Chase, Benoni Amsden and Rhonda G. Phillips</p><p> </p>Chapter 28: Enhancing the Lives of Tourists and Residents of Host Communities <p><p>Geoffrey I. Crouch and J.R. Brent Ritchie</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 29: Destination Management, Competitiveness and Quality of Life: A Review of Literature and Research Agenda </p><p>B. Bynum Boley and Richard R. Perdue </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 30: Destination Management and Quality of Life</p><p>Ige Pirnar and Ebru Günlü</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 31: Community Participation in Tourism Planning and Development </p><p>Amir Shani and Abraham Pizam </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 32: The Role of Tourism in Sustainable Communities </p><p>Timothy J. Tyrrell and Robert J. Johnston </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 33: Exploring the Causal Nexus of Tourism Impacts on Quality-of-Life</p><p>Jeffrey Michael Rempel</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 34: Rural Tourism and Second Home Development: The Case of Colorado </p><p>Patrick Long, Mick Ireland, Derek Alderman and Huili Hao </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 35: The Effect of Tourism on the Housing Market </p><p>Bianca Biagi, Dionysia Lambiri and Alessandra Faggian </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 36: Resident Quality of Life in Gaming Communities </p><p>Patricia A. Stokowski and Minkyung Park </p> <p><p>Part IV. Epilogue</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 37: The Missing Links and Future Research Directions</p><p>Muzaffer Uysal, M. Joseph Sirgy and Richard R. Perdue</p><p> </p><p>Subject Index </p><p> </p><p>