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Name: Professor Alan A. Lew
Resident Country/Region: USA
Affiliated Institute: Northern Arizona University
Position: Professor
Geographic Focuses: Asia-East Asia , Asia-Southeast Asia , America-United States (Western USA)
Fields of Interest: Culture , Economy , Qiaoxiang , Relations with China
Contact Information: Mail Address: Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation' Northern Arizona University, Box 15016
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-5016, USA
Telephone: 928-523-6567
Fax: 928-523-3375
E-Mail:alan.lew@nau.edu
Web Site:http://www.geog.nau.edu/~alew
Academic Achievements:

1. Education and Career

2. Honors

3. Publications

Education and Career

- Ph.D., Geography, 1986, University of Oregon
- AICP certification (American Institute of Certified Planners), 1991
- Northern Arizona University, since 1986, (Dept. Chair, 2002-2005)
- Founding Editor, Tourism Geographies: An international journal of tourism space, place and environment (Routledge, UK)
- International Affiliations (Visiting Professor, Researcher and External Examiner) at University of Tubingen, Germany (1989); National University of Singapore (1983-4 & 1997-8); Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2000-1); Universiti Technologi MARA, Malaysia (2005-7)
- Geography for Travelers podcast and blog, since July 2005 (http://travelgeography.blogspot.com)
- Travelography travel and tourism news podcast, on the Podcaster News Network, since December 2006 (http://podcasternews.com)
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Honors


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Publications

25 journal articles (as of 2006)
30 book chapters (as of 2006)

Books (as of 2005):

Wang, Yuming; Zhuang, Zhimin; and Lew, A.A., 2005. Innovation and Implementation of the Mountain Eco-tourist Destination Planning Theory. Beijing: China Travel and Tourism Press. (In Chinese, with English appendix; 284 pp)
Bao, Jigang and Lew, A.A., eds. 2005. Event Tourism and Destination Management. Beijing: China Travel and Tourism Press. (In Chinese and English; 444 pp)
Cartier, Carolyn L. and Lew, A.A., eds. 2005. Seductions of Place: Geographical Perspectives on Globalization and Touristed Landscapes. London: Routledge. 368 pp.
Lew, A.A.; Hall, C.Michael. and Williams, Allan. M., eds. 2004. Companion to Tourism. London: Blackwell. (Blackwell’s Companion to Geography series; 622 pp.)
Bao, Jigang; Zhong Xinmin; and Lew, A.A., eds. 2003. Tourism Planning and Management in Developing Countries. Beijing: China Tourism Press. (In Chinese and English; 467 pp.)
Lew, A.A.; Yu, Lawrence; Ap, John; and Zhang, Guangrui, eds. 2003. Tourism in China. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. 325 pp.
Lew, A.A. and Paradis, Thomas, eds. 1999. Perspectives: Geography. Boulder, CO: Coursewise. (a reader and accompanying WWW website on current events and geography; 220 pp.)
Lew, A.A. and Van Otten, George, editors. 1998. Tourism and Gaming on American Indian Lands. Elmsford, NY: Cognizant Communications Corporation (Tourism Dynamics Series, series editors: V. Smith and P. Wilkinson; 249 pp.).
Hall, C. Michael and Lew, A.A., editors. 1998. Sustainable Tourism: A Geographical Perspective. London: Addison Wesley Longman. 236 pp.
Lew, A.A. and Yu, Lawrence, editors. 1995. Tourism in China: Geographical, Political, and Economic Perspectives. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. 256pp.
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