Dissertation/Thesis
President, DISTED College
Professor in Sustainable Tourism, Wawasan Open University
Penang, MALAYSIA
Research specialisation:
Sustainable and Responsible Tourism;
Rural Tourism; Ecotourism Management;
Environmental Management;
Community-based Tourism; Green Tourism
Book Chapters
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Devi, B. and Nair, V. (2007). The First Year Experience of International Students in Malaysia: A Private Higher Education Viewpoint: (Ed. Morshidi Sirat, Norzaini Azman and Sarjit Kau). Globalization & International of Higher Education in Malaysia). USM Press.
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Nair, V., Mohamed, B. and Hamzah, A. (2009). Tourism and Malaysia: (Ed. Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda, Malaysia at 50 and Beyond). Malaysian Strategic Research Centre Publications, Kuala Lumpur
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Nair, V. (2012). Information Technology: (Ed. Peter Robinson, Tourism: The Key Concepts). Routledge, New York, USA. pp. 108-111.
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Nair, V. (2012). Society and Culture: (Ed. Peter Robinson, Tourism: The Key Concepts). Routledge, New York, USA. pp. 191-195.
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Nair, V. (2013). Responsible Tourism: (Ed. Azizan Marzuki, Contemporary Issues on Tourism Development in Langkawi). LADA, Kedah, Malaysia. pp. 15-34.
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Nair, V. (2015). Certificate for Sustainable Tourism (CST), Costa Rica. In Cater, C., Garrod, B. and Low, T. (eds.) The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism. CABI, Oxford, UK. pp. 94-95.
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Nair, V. (2015). Certificate for e-Commerce. In Cater, C., Garrod, B. and Low, T. (eds.) The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism. CABI, Oxford, UK. p. 178.
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Nair, V. (2015). International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In Cater, C., Garrod, B. and Low, T. (eds.) The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism. CABI, Oxford, UK. p. 314.
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Nair, V. (2015). The International Ecotourism Society (TIES). In Cater, C., Garrod, B. and Low, T. (eds.) The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism. CABI, Oxford, UK. p. 498.
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Nair, V., Lee, M., Thian, L.B., Kaur, P., Thuraisingam, T. & Supramaniam, M. (2016). Public-Private Equilibrium: Balancing Growth with Quality and Equity of Higher Education in Malaysia. In Ng, M. & Md. Zain, A.N. (eds.) Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Higher Education: Challenges and Strategies. USM Press, Penang, Malaysia. pp. 61-84.
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King, N. & Nair, V. (2016). Local Residents Attitude on Wildlife Tourism: Support, Views, Barriers, and Public Engagement. In Fatima, J.K. (ed.). Wilderness of Wildlife Tourism. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, New Jersey, USA.
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Nair, V. (2017). Introduction to Study. In Nair, V., Lee, M.N.N. & Thian, L.B. (eds.) Public Private Equilibrium: Balancing Growth with Quality & Equity of Higher Education in Malaysia Using Benchmarking Approach. Pearson Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
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Nair, V., Nair, P. & Yang, C.L. (2017). Skills-based Sector and Vocation Education. In Nair, V., Lee, M.N.N. & Thian, L.B. (eds.) Public Private Equilibrium: Balancing Growth with Quality & Equity of Higher Education in Malaysia Using Benchmarking Approach. Pearson Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
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Nair, V., Thian, L.B. & Mohamed, B. (2017). Determinants of Public-Private Mix. In Nair, V., Lee, M.N.N. & Thian, L.B. (eds.) Public Private Equilibrium: Balancing Growth with Quality & Equity of Higher Education in Malaysia Using Benchmarking Approach. Pearson Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
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Nair, V., Thian, L.B. & Mohamed, B. (2017). Policy Implications. In Nair, V., Lee, M.N.N. & Thian, L.B. (eds.) Public Private Equilibrium: Balancing Growth with Quality & Equity of Higher Education in Malaysia Using Benchmarking Approach. Pearson Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
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Adeyinka-Ojo & Nair, V. (2018). Understanding the destination branding strategies for hospitality and tourism engagement in an intelligent rural community. In Gursoy, D. & Chi, C.G., The Routledge Handbook of Destination Marketing (pp. 229-240). Routledge. Taylor & Francis Publication. NYC, USA.
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Nair, V. & Stewart, D. (2019). Interventions for managing disaster risk assessment and climate adaptation in The Bahamas. In. Filho, W.L., Azeiteiro, U., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P.G. & Wall, T., Encyclopaedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer Publication. NYC, USA [In Press].
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Nair, V. & Hamzah, A. (2019). A bench-marked step by step community based tourism (CBT) toolkit for developing countries. In Wiltshier, P. & Hungray, A. Community Based Tourism - Emerging Destinations. Routledge. Taylor & Francis Publication. UK [In Press].
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Nair, V. & Goh, S.S. (2019). Bicycle Tour – An Ecologically Responsible Alternative Tourism in Malaysia. (Ed.) Badaruddin Mohamed, Alternative Tourism in Malaysia (pp. 156-174). UPSI Publication, Tanjung Malim, Malaysia.
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Adeyinka-Ojo & Nair, V. (2019). Rural tourism destination branding of Bario in the heart of Kelabit Highland of Borneo, Sarawak. In Jaafar, M., Marzuki, A. & Abdullah, S., Rural Tourism in Malaysia. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Press. Penang, Malaysia.
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Nair, V. & Stewart, D. (2019). Interventions for managing disaster risk assessment and climate adaptation in The Bahamas. Filho, W.L., Azeiteiro, U., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P.G. & Wall, T. (Eds.). Climate Action. Encyclopaedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer Publication. NYC, USA. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71063-1_112-1
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Nair, V., Musa, G. and Hamzah, A. (2020). Conceptualising rural tourism in Asia. In Nair, V., Musa, G. and Hamzah, A. (Eds.). Case Studies of Responsible Rural Tourism in Asia. Bristol, UK: Channel View Publications .
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Gan, J.E. and Nair, V. (2020). The constructs of responsible rural tourism governance for Belum-Temengor Forest Reserve, Malaysia. In Nair, V., Musa, G. and Hamzah, A. (Eds.). Case Studies of Responsible Rural Tourism in Asia. Bristol, UK: Channel View Publications.
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Hamzah, A., Nair, V. and Musa, G. (2020). The quest for a quintessentially Asian form of rural tourism. In Nair, V., Musa, G. and Hamzah, A. (Eds.). Case Studies of Responsible Rural Tourism in Asia. Bristol, UK: Channel View Publications.
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Nair, V. & Hamzah, A. (2020). A benchmarked step by step community based tourism (CBT) toolkit for developing countries. Wiltshier, P. & Hungray, A. (Eds.) Community Based Tourism - Emerging Destinations. Routledge. Taylor & Francis Publication. UK. [In Press]
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Nair, V. (2020). Responsible tourism management challenges in warm water small island destination: The Bahamas experience. Sinclair-Maragah, G. (Ed.) Global Perspectives of Current Trends and Challenges for Caribbean Tourism. IGI Global. Hershey, USA. [In Press].