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Gene L. Brothers
Gene Brothers
Associate Professor
Contact Details:
North Carolina State University
Department Of Parks,Recreation and Tourism Management
Box 8004, Biltmore Hall, Raleigh - NC 27695
Phone: 919-515-3699
Fax: 919-515-3687
Education:
Colorado State University, Outdoor Recreation Resources, B.S. - 1975
Texas Tech University, Park Administration, M.S. - 1977
Michigan State University, Park and Recreation Resources, Ph.D. – 1987
Specialty/Current Research Interests:
Appointed to the editorial board of the International Journal of Ecology and Development. The website for the journal is: http://www.ceser.res.in/ijed.html
Co-Director of the Cooperative Research Tourism Initiative (CRTI) at North Carolina State University. The Initiative is focused on tourism research in multiple geographic areas of North Carolina and internationally.
Member of Travel and Tourism Research Association (Southeast Chapter Board Member 2003-2006), Tourism Industry Association of America, North Carolina Tourism Industry Association, and Southeastern Tourism Society.
Member of Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association.
Extensive experience in international tourism research and planning which has included an administrative sabbatical position at The University of the South Pacific, Fiji Islands (1999), a teaching sabbatical at CERAM Business School, Sophia-Antipolis, France and University of Innsbruck, Austria (2008), as well as research project work in Mexico, Belize, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe.
Recent Courses Taught:
PRT 420 Resort Planning and Management
PRT 320 Destination Management
PRT 250 Faciltiies Maintenance and Management
Tourism Management ~ CERAM Business School
Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development ~ CERAM Business School
Strategic Tourism Marketing ~ CERAM Business School
Tourism Planning ~ University of Innsbruck
Selected Publications:
Siderelis, C., G.L. Brothers, and P. Rea. A Boating Choice Model for the Valuation of Lake Access. Journal of Leisure Research, 25:3, 264-282, 1995.
Chen, R.J.C., L.D. Gustke, and G.L. Brothers. “Economic Impacts and Significance Effects of Zoological Park Visitation in Local Economies” Proceedings 36th Annual Meetings of the Southern Regional Science Association, Memphis, Tennessee, April 17-19. 1997.
Brothers, G.L. and K. Bricker. “Tourism Education in the South Pacific,” Tourism Challenge in the 21st Century - Human Resource Development in Asia and the Pacific, World Tourism Organization, 1999.
Chen, R.J.C., J. Fu, and G. Brothers, “Economic Impacts of Travel to a Nature-Based Regional Destination.” The Consortium Journal, 5(2), 23-36. 2001.
Chen, R.J.C., G.L. Brothers, and L.D. Gustke. “A Comprehensive Travel and Tourism Study of the Blue Ridge Parkway, USA.” Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 1:1. 2003.
Bosley, H., G. Brothers & L. Gustke. "Volunteers' Perceptions of Impacts of the Azalea Festival: Do Findings on Resident Perceptions of Tourism Impacts Apply?" In The Evaluation of Special Events: A Kit for Event Practitioners, pg. 20 - 22. 2005.
Mitas, O., G. Brothers, & K. Henderson. "The Visitor Experience at Jockey’s Ridge." Travel and Tourism Research Association 37th Annual Conference Proceedings, Dublin, Ireland, June 18 – 20, 2006. (Honorable Mention Illustrated Paper Award).
Bosley, H., C. Herring & G. Brothers. “Visitor Perceptions of a Coral Reef's Values in Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico.” Travel and Tourism Research Association 37th Annual Conference Proceedings, Dublin, Ireland, June 18 – 20, 2006.
Brothers, G. & L. Gustke. “Industry/University Cooperative Tourism Research Centers: An Approach for a Global Tourism Research Agenda.” European Chapter Travel and Tourism Research Association Annual Conference Proceedings, Nice, France, April 23 – 25, 2007.
Manuscripts in Progress:
Herring, C. & G. Brothers 2008. "Coral Reef Valuation and Perceptions of the Tourism Industry in Akumal, Mexico."
Peacock, I. & G. Brothers 2008. “Corporate Recruiters' Perceived Value of Study Abroad and International Travel Experiences.”
Greenwood, J., L. Gustke & G. Brothers 2008. "The Driving Force-State-Response Framework: Assessing Progress Toward Sustainability in Tourism Destinations."
Mitas, O. & G. Brothers 2008. "The Visitor Experience of a Dynamic Landscape: Jockey’s Ridge, Outer Banks, North Carolina."
Banks, S. & G. Brothers 2008. "Tourism Impacts as Perceived by a Three Resident Typology Groups in Belize."
Brothers, G. & F. Dimanche 2008. “Destination Competitiveness: a comparative analysis of planning efforts for icon tourist destinations.”
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