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VAFADARI Kazem  VAFADARI Kazem

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Researcher Number 70628049
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Affiliation (Current) 2025: 立命館アジア太平洋大学, サステイナビリティ観光学部, 教授
Affiliation (based on the past Project Information) *help 2022 – 2024: 立命館アジア太平洋大学, サステイナビリティ観光学部, 教授
2019 – 2022: 立命館アジア太平洋大学, アジア太平洋学部, 教授
2021: 立命館アジア太平洋大学, サスティナビリティ観光学部, 教授
2015 – 2018: 立命館アジア太平洋大学, アジア太平洋学部, 准教授
2015: 立命館アジア太平洋大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 准教授
2015: Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, College of Asia Pacific Studies, Associate Professor
2013 – 2014: 立命館アジア太平洋大学, アジア太平洋学部, 助教
Review Section/Research Field
Principal Investigator
Basic Section 80020:Tourism studies-related
Except Principal Investigator
Medium-sized Section 4:Geography, cultural anthropology, folklore, and related fields / Tourism Studies / Environmental policy and social systems / Tourism Studies
Keywords
Principal Investigator
development / resiliency / agriculture heritage / community / Community development / Traditional knowledge / Conservation / Heritage / Agriculture / Europe … More / Japan / Rural development / tourism / rural / heritage / agriculture / GIAHS / Tourism / Comparative study / Resiliency / Community / Agriculture heritage … More
Except Principal Investigator
地域資源 / 自治体 / 観光 / 世界農業遺産 / パンデミック / まちづくり / 観光客誘致 / 地域再生 / レジリエンス / 新型コロナ / 過疎 / 地域レジリエンス / コミュニティ / 持続可能 / DMO / 長期滞在 / 過疎化 / 離島 / コロナ禍 / 持続可能性 / 地域活性化 / 過疎地域 / 持続可能な観光 / 観光まちづくり / 行動計画 / 選定プロセス / 保全計画 / 農村開発 / 世界文化遺産 / 社会学 / 地元推進組織 / 住民主体 / ブランド / 観光資源 / ブランディング / 認知度 / 地域 / 体験観光 / システム / 農村振興 / 世界遺産 / 土地利用 / 里山 / 少子高齢化 / 土地利用の変化 / 国東半島 / 高齢化 / 植生 / 里山保全 / Australian sites / Kyushu / Desk study methods / Ifugao Rice Terraces / Geotourism / Yadz / Adelaide Hills / Qeshm Island / Kunisaki Peninsula / Australian Geoparks / Sri Lanka National Parks / Educational tools / Visitor management / Yadz and Qeshm Island / Geoparks and Geotourism / Japanese Geoparks / Field studies / Ecotourism / Visitor Management / Regional Development / Geoparks Less
  • Research Projects

    (5 results)
  • Research Products

    (34 results)
  • Co-Researchers

    (13 People)
  •  A Comparative study on creating sustainable communities through tourism in depopulating areas during the pandemic era

    • Principal Investigator
      四本 幸夫
    • Project Period (FY)
      2021 – 2025
    • Research Category
      Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
    • Review Section
      Medium-sized Section 4:Geography, cultural anthropology, folklore, and related fields
    • Research Institution
      Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
  •  Rural Development and Community Resiliency Through Agriculture Heritage TourismPrincipal Investigator

    • Principal Investigator
      VAFADARI Kazem
    • Project Period (FY)
      2021 – 2024
    • Research Category
      Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    • Review Section
      Basic Section 80020:Tourism studies-related
    • Research Institution
      Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
  •  A Comparative Study on Rural Development through Tourism in the Areas of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) in Japan

    • Principal Investigator
      Yotsumoto Yukio
    • Project Period (FY)
      2017 – 2020
    • Research Category
      Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    • Research Field
      Tourism Studies
    • Research Institution
      Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
  •  A Study on Changes in Satoyama Landscapes in Kunisaki, Japan

    • Principal Investigator
      SANO YAE
    • Project Period (FY)
      2015 – 2017
    • Research Category
      Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    • Research Field
      Environmental policy and social systems
    • Research Institution
      Nagoya Keizai University
  •  The Importance of Geoparks for Tourism in Japan

    • Principal Investigator
      COOPER Malcolm J. M.
    • Project Period (FY)
      2013 – 2015
    • Research Category
      Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    • Research Field
      Tourism Studies
    • Research Institution
      Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

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All Journal Article Presentation Book

  • [Book] Extending the value chain: Balancing purpose and profit in Community Based Tourism in Asia (chapter 5) in People, Planet and Profit: Principles and Practices of sustainable tourism edited by M. Rodolfo,J. Riviera, F. Roxas, and E. Gutierrez2023

    • Author(s)
      Vafadari, K, & M. Cooper
    • Publisher
      De La Salle University Publishing House
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-21H04382
  • [Book] Medical and Wellness Providers in Health Tourism: A Case Study of 2 Prefectures in Western Japan. In The Emergence and Future of Health Tourism in the Asia Pacific Region edited by Cooper, M., A. Gnanapala, M. Aslam, and I. Ratnayake2023

    • Author(s)
      Cooper, M., K. Hori, and K. Vafadari
    • Publisher
      Cambridge Scholars Press
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-21H04382
  • [Book] The Geo-Tourism Industry in the 21st Century2020

    • Author(s)
      Vafadari, Kazem (Bahram Nekouie-Sadry, ed.)
    • Total Pages
      587
    • Publisher
      Apple Academic Press Inc. USA
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02255
  • [Book] Branding Iran: The geographic, conceptual and creative redefinition of the New Persia2017

    • Author(s)
      Cooper, M., and K. Vafadari
    • Total Pages
      174
    • Publisher
      CAB International, Oxford UK
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-25501028
  • [Journal Article] Women in community-involved tourism enterprises: Experiences in the Philippines2023

    • Author(s)
      Eylla Laire M. Gutierrez and Kazem Vafadari
    • Journal Title

      Asia Pacific Viewpoint

      Volume: 64 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-13

    • DOI

      10.1111/apv.12361

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K21819
  • [Journal Article] Tourism Development in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System Areas in Japan: Making Stories and Experience-based Products2023

    • Author(s)
      Yotsumoto, Yukio, Kazem Vafadari, Takayuki Kubo
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Resources and Ecology

      Volume: 14(6) Pages: 1302-1313

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-21H04382
  • [Journal Article] Cooperation between Medical and Wellness Providers in Health Tourism at Hot Spring Destinations ,Comparative Analysis between Oita and Kagoshima2023

    • Author(s)
      HORI Keiko , VAFADARI Kazem M. , COOPER Malcolm J.M.
    • Journal Title

      The Tourism Studies

      Volume: 34 Pages: 10-20

    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K21819
  • [Journal Article] Exploring the relationship between Women’s Participation, Empowerment, and Community Development in Tourism: A Literature Review2022

    • Author(s)
      Eylla Laire M. Gutierrez and Kazem Vafadari
    • Journal Title

      International Marketing Journal of Culture and Tourism (IMJCT)

      Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Pages: 39-68

    • DOI

      10.33001/18355/imjct0105

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K21819
  • [Journal Article] Gaps between International Tourists’ Attitudes and Behaviours towards Japanese Heritage Tourism and Government Policymakers’ Views - Opportunities for Tourism Innovation Post COVID-192021

    • Author(s)
      Quynh Hoa Nguyen, Vafadari Kazem
    • Journal Title

      VNU JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS

      Volume: 1 Pages: 25-42

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K21819
  • [Journal Article] Comparing cultural world heritage sites and globally important agricultural heritage systems and their potential for tourism2020

    • Author(s)
      Yukio Yotsumoto、Kazem Vafadari
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Heritage Tourism

      Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Pages: 43-61

    • DOI

      10.1080/1743873x.2020.1758116

    • Peer Reviewed
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02255
  • [Journal Article] Tourism Applications of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) in Japan2014

    • Author(s)
      K. Vafadari
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Ecology and Conservation

      Volume: 10 Pages: 32-43

    • Peer Reviewed
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-25501028
  • [Journal Article] Tourism and Management of Heritage Landscapes in the Philippines: The Case of the Ifugao Rice Terraces2014

    • Author(s)
      K. Vafadari
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

      Volume: 12/1 Pages: 52-72

    • Peer Reviewed
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-25501028
  • [Journal Article] Rural Tourism and Regional Revitalization in Japan: A Spotlight on Satoyama2014

    • Author(s)
      M. Cooper, K. Vafadari, & K. Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      Rural Tourism: An International Experience

      Volume: - Pages: 337-360

    • Peer Reviewed
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-25501028
  • [Presentation] Beyond Sustainable Tourism Transform Society and Regenerate Environment and local Communities2023

    • Author(s)
      Vafadari Kazem
    • Organizer
      The International Conference on Sustainable, Transformative and Regenerative Tourism
    • Invited / Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K21819
  • [Presentation] Community-Based Tourism in the Philippines and Re-examining gender and community entrepreneurship: Experiences in the Philippines2022

    • Author(s)
      Eylla Laire M. Gutierrez and Kazem Vafadari
    • Organizer
      Managing Tourism Across Continents, Association of Turkish Tourism Academics (TUADER)
    • Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-21H04382
  • [Presentation] World Safe Tourism / World Ecotourism LOW CARBON TRAVEL, LOW CARBON LIFE2022

    • Author(s)
      Vafadari Kazem
    • Organizer
      The World Tourism Industry Conference(WTIC) 2022
    • Invited / Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K21819
  • [Presentation] Re-examining Gender and Community Entrepreneurship in the Philippines2021

    • Author(s)
      Eylla Laire M. Gutierrez and Kazem Vafadari
    • Organizer
      Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), APEC New Zealand, E-APEC Study Center Consortium Conference
    • Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-21H04382
  • [Presentation] Branding GIAHS or GIAHS branding, lessons from Oita agriculture heritage community2020

    • Author(s)
      Vafadari, Kazem
    • Organizer
      Tourism Webinar, Volume 12, Branding small communities using international certifications
    • Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02255
  • [Presentation] Challenges and Opportunities of Agricultural Heritage Conservation in Belt and Road zones: an Iranian Perspective2019

    • Author(s)
      Vafadari, Kazem
    • Organizer
      Hangseng university Hong kong the workshop on "Diplomacy of Heritage Conservation and Tourism along Belt and Road Zones
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02255
  • [Presentation] Regional examples of community development & revitalization efforts through tourism2019

    • Author(s)
      Vafadari, Kazem and Yukio Yotsumoto
    • Organizer
      UNWTO, JICA and APU, Future Tourism Leaders Workshop “Community development and revitalization through tourism”
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02255
  • [Presentation] Stories to sell products in tourism destinations of globally important agricultural heritage systems2019

    • Author(s)
      四本幸夫 カゼム・ヴァファダリ、久保隆行
    • Organizer
      The 17th Asia Pacific Conference (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan)
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02255
  • [Presentation] 日本の世界農業遺産地域の自治体の観光を通じた農村振興:アンケート結果2019

    • Author(s)
      四本幸夫 カゼム・ヴァファダリ
    • Organizer
      第6回東アジア農業遺産学会(韓国 慶尚南道 河東郡)
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02255
  • [Presentation] Human Dimensions of Agricultural Heritage Landscapes: case of Community development in Ryovai Village Oita2018

    • Author(s)
      Vafadari, Kazem
    • Organizer
      The 5th Conference of ERAHS, August 26-29, Wakayama, Japan
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02255
  • [Presentation] Tourism and Revival of Agriculture Heritage:Landscapes: The Case of Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita Prefecture, Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Vafadari, Kazem and Yukio Yotsumoto
    • Organizer
      The 16th Asia Pacific Conference (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan)
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02255
  • [Presentation] A Comparison of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System and World Heritage and its Implications for rural development through tourism2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukio Yotsumoto, Kazem Vafadari
    • Organizer
      The 15th Asia Pacific Conference (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan)
    • Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02255
  • [Presentation] P1T lab of Japan GIAHS Tourism and revitalization of Satoyama and Satofumi landscapes of Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      VAFADARI Kazem
    • Organizer
      People First Tourism International Partnership
    • Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-15K00671
  • [Presentation] Tourism and Community Building in Satoyama Landscapes of Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      VAFADARI Kazem
    • Organizer
      AP Conference
    • Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-15K00671
  • [Presentation] Tourism and community building in satoyama landscapes of Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Kazem Vafadari
    • Organizer
      The 15th Asia Pacific Conference (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan)
    • Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H02255
  • [Presentation] Knowledge Transfer in the Tourism Industry: Implications of the Use of Social Media Data in Business and Destination Analyses2015

    • Author(s)
      M. Cooper and K. Vafadari
    • Organizer
      t-FORUM 2015 Global Conference, Tourism Intelligence in Action
    • Place of Presentation
      Naples, Italy
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-05
    • Invited / Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-25501028
  • [Presentation] Heritage Tourism in Agricultural Landscapes: Case Studies from Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      K. Vafadari
    • Organizer
      78th TOSOK International Tourism Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Seoul, Korea
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-03
    • Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-25501028
  • [Presentation] Cruise Tourism and Environmental Management: The Case of Mini-Cruise in Lake Bracciano, Italy2015

    • Author(s)
      K. Vafadari
    • Organizer
      78th TOSOK International Tourism Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Seoul, Korea
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-03
    • Int'l Joint Research
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-25501028
  • [Presentation] Sustainable Tourism in GIAHS Landscapes: Case Studies From Asia2014

    • Author(s)
      K. Vafadari
    • Organizer
      Scientific Steering Committee Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      United Nations FAO, Rome, Italy
    • Year and Date
      2014-04-28
    • Invited
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-25501028
  • [Presentation] Geoparks and Nature Conservation in Japan and Europe

    • Author(s)
      M. Cooper & K. Vafadari
    • Organizer
      International Association for Asia Pacific Studies (IAAPS)
    • Place of Presentation
      De La Salle University, Manila, The Philippines
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-25501028
  • [Presentation] The Role of Tourism in the Rescue of Economically Marginal Traditional Agricultural Systems

    • Author(s)
      K. Vafadari & M. Cooper
    • Organizer
      Celebrating and Enhancing the Tourism Knowledge-based Platform: A Tribute to Jafar Jafari
    • Place of Presentation
      Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca
    • Invited
    • Data Source
      KAKENHI-PROJECT-25501028
  • 1.  Yotsumoto Yukio (50449534)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 3 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 7 results
  • 2.  COOPER Malcolm J. M. (50369146)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 1 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 0 results
  • 3.  SANO YAE (70517036)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 1 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 0 results
  • 4.  有井 健 (10454985)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 1 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 0 results
  • 5.  久保 隆行 (70730357)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 1 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 1 results
  • 6.  韓 準祐 (00727472)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 1 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 0 results
  • 7.  森重 昌之 (20611966)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 1 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 0 results
  • 8.  間中 光 (30823546)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 1 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 0 results
  • 9.  JONES THOMAS (50611745)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 1 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 0 results
  • 10.  フンク カロリン (70271400)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 1 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 0 results
  • 11.  YOUN SeungHo (80804757)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 1 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 0 results
  • 12.  越智 正樹 (90609801)
    # of Collaborated Projects: 1 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 0 results
  • 13.  MALCOLM Cooper
    # of Collaborated Projects: 0 results
    # of Collaborated Products: 5 results

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