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Members of the group have led and been involved in a wide range of consultancy activities. Recent consultancy contracts/contract research include:

2002 "Tourism Training Needs Analysis for Tourism Skills Network South West", Bristol City Council.

2002 "Green Island Awards - Sustainable Tourism Accreditation for Isle of Wight Businesses and Organisations", South East Economic Development Agency.

2001 "Strategic Visioning for Sustainable Tourism on the Isle of Wight", Isle of Wight Council and Isle of Wight Tourism.

2001 "Evaluation of Non-Person Led Interpretation at Barnes", Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.

2000/01 "Marine Ecotourism for the Atlantic Area", EU Regional Fund/Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions, for more information see the META- website at www.tourism-research.org/METAhome.html.

2000 Study Tour of South and West Wales for the Ministere de la Culture and the Insitut Regional de Bretagne; "L'Interpretation du Patrimoine au Pays de Galles: Enjeux et bilan".

1999 "Ribnica-Kocevje Heritage Trail for Rural Diversification though Natural and Built Heritage", British Know-How Fund and Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture.

1999 "The Spatial Structure of the SW Economy: a comment for the South West Regional Planning Conference".

1998/99 "Neighbourhood Urban Sustainable Tourism Study: South Bristol" for Bristol City Council.

1998 "Tourists' Imaging of Bath/Bristol", for Bristol City Council.

1998 "Tourism in Bath, Bristol and Weston-super- Mare", for the Western Development Partnership.

1998 "Analysis of Key Sectors in the South West Regional Economy, for the Regional Supply Network South West Office.

1998 "Economic Appraisal of Draft Revised Regional Strategy for the South West, Final Report", for the South West Regional Planning Conference with Baker Associates.

1998 "A Critical Review of Business Opportunities for a Legal Firm in the West of England", a report to Lawrence Tucketts.
1998 "Tourism, Leisure and Cultural Industries in the Economy", for the Western Development Partnership and Government Office South West.

1998 "Walks for a Liveable City", for Bristol City Council.

1998 "Sustainable Tourism in Bristol: Local Opportunities", for Bristol City Council.

1997 "Somerset Economic Audit", for the Somerset Economic Partnership.

1997 "Avalon Marshes: Project Appraisal and Community Evaluation Handbook", for RSPB.

1997 "Bristol Hotels Leisure Break Survey", for the Western Development Partnership.

1997 "Local Trading Links in the Bristol Economy", for the Bristol City Council.

1997 "Financial Management for Business Travel", for the Guild of Business Travel Agents.

1997 "Second Avon Visitor Survey", for the Western Development Partnership.

1996 "South West Tourism Industry Competitiveness Report", for the Government Office for the South West.

1996 "South West Tourism Industry Competitiveness", for GOSW (with the Tourism Research Group at Exeter University and Bournemouth University).

1996 "First Avon Visitor Survey", for the Western Development Partnership.

1995 "The Tourism, Cultural and Media Industries in Avon: A Preliminary Study for the Western Development Partnership, supported by Avon County Council, Avon TEC, The Employment Service and Woodspring District Council.

1995 "Sustainable City: Local Agenda 21 Educational Support Pack for Communities", for Scottish Natural Heritage.

1995 "Review of the South Western and Avon Economy", for WESTEC.

1995-98  Advice to English Historic Towns.

1994 "The Avon Economic Model", for Avon TEC. 1994 "Chepstow Tourism", for Monmouth Borough Council.


1993- (ongoing) Projects Co-0rdinator for the Walled Towns Friendship Circle.


For further information (and an update on) the group's consultancy work, please contact
David Bruce, Bristol Business School, Faculty of Economics and Social Science, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY. Tel. 0117 344 3467.