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Book Chapters

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. Nair, V. (2012). Information Technology: (Ed. Peter Robinson, Tourism: The Key Concepts). Routledge, New York, USA. pp. 108-111.

  4. Nair, V. (2012). Society and Culture: (Ed. Peter Robinson, Tourism: The Key Concepts). Routledge, New York, USA. pp. 191-195.

  5. Nair, V. (2013). Responsible Tourism: (Ed. Azizan Marzuki, Contemporary Issues on Tourism Development in Langkawi). LADA, Kedah, Malaysia. pp. 15-34.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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. 

  12. 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. 

  13. 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. 

  14. 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. 

  15. 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. 

  16. 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.

  17. 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].

  18. 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]. 

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  21. 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

  22. 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 .

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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]

  26. 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].

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