While shaping aesthetic judgment and choice, socially constructed authenticity takes on some very different meanings among observers, consumers, producers and critics. Using a theoretical framework positing four distinct meanings of socially constructed authenticity-type, moral, craft, and idiosyncratic-we aim to document empirically the unique appeal of each type. We develop predictions about ...

—A valley in the Selkirk mountains of British Columbia was used as the setting for a choice experiment to determine resource values and individual preferences over management alternatives. GIS and management models of wildlife, recreation and timber already existed from previous research and lent themselves readily to application within a choice modeling framework for valuation and utility anal...

UNLABELLED Gastric banding is an established and effective form of weightloss surgery. Semi-structured interviews explored the experiences of gastric banding of twenty purposively recruited patients one year after surgery. Data was analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS Three themes emerged. They included 'Exercising choice' (restriction by the band was counterbalanced by new food-related ...

Destination choice modelling can be employed to analyse the choices that tourists make when selecting between different holiday destinations. The data for a destination choice modelling analysis are often obtained from a survey in which prospective tourists state their choices in a series of hypothetical choice scenarios. In each scenario, the choice alternatives are described in terms of desti...