Benxiang Zeng | Author | SciTechnol | Journal of Tourism Researc

Benxiang Zeng Author

benxiang.zeng@cdu.edu.au +61 8 89595270

Subjects of specialization
International Tourism Management

Affiliation
The Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs Campus,Grevillea Drive, PO Box 795, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia

Biography

Dr. Benxiang Zeng holds a PhD in the area of International Tourism Management from the University of Queensland, Australia. Dr. Zeng is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University (CDU). He is based in Alice Springs, The Northern Territory, Australia

Publications

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Impacts of the Alice Solar City Program on the Local Tourism Industry

Author(s):

Benxiang Zeng, Rolf Gerritsen and Rachel O?Leary

Impacts of the Alice Solar City Program on the Local Tourism Industry

The Alice Solar City (ASC) project was one of seven under the Australian Government’s Solar Cities Program. This paper investigates the actual and potential multi-dimensional impacts of the Alice Solar City project on the local tourism industry in Alice Springs. The results suggest that the ASC project was not a tourist attraction. There was a positive contribution from the ASC to the image of the town as well as significant impacts, both economic and non-economic, on the view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8807.1000134

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