1st Edition

Purpose-Driven Tourism The Intersection of Cultural Cuisine, Gender Equality, and Sustainable Community Building

Edited By Andrea Edurne Jiménez Ruiz, Shivam Bhartiya Copyright 2026
238 Pages 18 Color & 6 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

238 Pages 18 Color & 6 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

By bringing together stories from around the world, this new volume explores the confluence of tourism, cuisine, gender equality, and community development in tourism, presenting an engrossing investigation in a world characterized by fast urbanization, growing globalization, and the critical requirement for sustainable practices. An inclusive and balanced approach to travel is highlighted,... Read more

Introduction

1. Exploring Value Creation Fields of Social Entrepreneurship Through Gastronomy Tourism in Destinations

Mehrnaz Shafieian, Amirhossain Shafieian, and Azam Zareei

2. Recreational Fishing and Sustainable Development Opportunities in Coastal Communities of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico

Laura Elena Vidal-Hernández and Leopoldo Palomo

3. Beer and Cultural Heritage: The Case of Munich, Germany

Elena Martin-Cancela, and Francesca Garrone

4. Eco-Gastronomy and Sustainability

Serpil Kaya and Shivam Bhartiya

5. Peruvian Gastronomy, Cultural Heritage, and Tourist Attraction of the Destination Peru

Mercedes Elena Zapata Mendoza

6. Tourism, Gastronomy, and Gender: Contribution of Wild Edible Plants to the Beypazari Female Community

Gul Secil Tahmaz

7. Implications of Revitalizing Artisanal Foods from Gastronomy: A Look from the Cotija Cheese Region of Origin

Pedro Huitzilihuitl Ovando Flores, Rogelia Torres Villa, and Alan Alberto Lopez Ochoa

8. Socio-Spatial Dynamics of Culinary Nostalgia in the Preservation of Cultural and Food Identity: The Case of Mazahua Migrants

Ivan Garcia Hinojosa

9. Integration of Gastronomic Periphery into the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia for Territorial Tourism Development

Miguel Buitrago Angel and Andrea Edurne Jiménez Ruiz

10. Accessibility and Inclusiveness as Driving Forces for Emerging Destinations

Daissy Chaquinga López and Estefania Sánchez-Cevallos

11. Men Tempeh: Women Empowerment in Gastronomic Tourism in Jembrana, the Western Region of Bali

I Nengah Subadra

Biography

Andrea Edurne Jiménez Ruiz, PhD, is a Research Professor of Tourism and Gastronomy at
UAEM Tenancingo University Centre, Mexico. She also develops research projects on rural
tourism, sustainable tourism, and agroalimentary tourism. She has published articles
nationally and internationally and is a speaker at national and international congresses related
to rural and sustainable tourism. She is a member of the National System of Researchers of
the National Council of Humanities and Technological Sciences, Mexico. She has worked as a
manager and trainer at companies and associations related to tourism.


Shivam Bhartiya, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Tourism in the Department of Commerce
and Management at Jain University, India. His research focuses on data analysis, research and
development, problem solving, administration, and teaching. He has published research
papers in journals as well as several books. A sought-after speaker, he gives lectures at
universities and organizations and participates in scientific committees throughout the world.