Bernard Lane, editor of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, will visit the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ in mid-October to meet with faculty, students and local tourism professionals and to give a public talk on tourism Thursday, Oct. 15.
Lane's talk, "Sustainability and Tourism: The Great Dilemma," will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 in room 154 of Fleming Law School.
Lane, who lives in Bristol, England, will serve a brief residency at the newly established Center for Sustainable Tourism in the College of Business.
Tourism Professor and host Patrick Long said Lane is an expert in sustainable tourism development and has lectured throughout the world on the challenges of integrating tourism with the culture, environment and economies of local communities.
"Professor Lane will be able to provide us with a global view of tourism destination development and what the appropriate limits are to ensure a continued acceptable quality of community life," Long said. "Residents and policy-makers in Colorado, a state dependent on tourism for a major portion of its economy, can benefit from the perspective, knowledge and experience of Professor Lane. I look forward to hearing his comments on the sustainability debate as it applies to tourism."
Besides serving as editor of the tourism journal, Lane is the director of the Rural Tourism Unit at the University of Bristol. He has worked extensively with the European Union members, the World Travel and Tourism Council, British Airways, the Association of Independent Tour Operators and travel companies and tourist boards throughout Europe.
In addition to his academic work, Lane is a regular commentator and writer on tourism and economic development issues.