Malcolm Cooper

Dr. Malcolm Cooper is Vice President International Cooperation and Research, and holds the position of Professor of Tourism Management in the Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan. He is a specialist in tourism management and development, environmental management, water resource management and environmental law, and has published over 80 books, refereed articles and book chapters. Dr. Cooper is the Asia Pacific regional editor for Tourism Research International and sits on the Editorial Boards of other international academic tourism journals. He has held previous appointments at the Universities of New England, Adelaide and Southern Queensland (Australia), and Waiariki Institute of Technology (New Zealand) and has worked in the environmental planning and tourism policy areas for Federal, State and Local Governments in Australia, and as a private tourism consultant to the Governments of China and Vietnam.

Publications

The Dark Side of Medical Tourism?: End of Life Choice, Human Trafficking, and Organ Transplants
The Dark Side of Medical Tourism?: End of Life Choice, Human Trafficking, and Organ Transplants
Malcolm Cooper, Mayumi Hieda. © 2017. 13 pages.
There are 4 principles that should govern the response of the healthcare system in its treatment of individual medical problems. These may be summarized as: 1. medical care...
Tourism and Social Media
Tourism and Social Media
William B. Claster, Phillip D. Pardo, Malcolm Cooper, Kayhan Tajeddini. © 2015. 14 pages.
Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism
Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism
Malcolm Cooper, Kazem Vafadari, Mayumi Hieda. © 2015. 430 pages.
The era of globalization allows for more connectivity between nations and cultures. This increase in international association gives citizens more availability to take advantage...
Health and Wellness: A Background to Medical Tourism
Health and Wellness: A Background to Medical Tourism
Malcolm Cooper. © 2015. 17 pages.
This book identifies a range of issues and emerging trends in relation to medical tourism in the 21st Century. One basic issue is the relationship between medical tourism and the...
The Dark Side of Medical Tourism?: End of Life Choice, Human Trafficking, and Organ Transplants
The Dark Side of Medical Tourism?: End of Life Choice, Human Trafficking, and Organ Transplants
Malcolm Cooper, Mayumi Hieda. © 2015. 13 pages.
There are 4 principles that should govern the response of the healthcare system in its treatment of individual medical problems. These may be summarized as: 1. medical care...
Singapore and Malaysia
Singapore and Malaysia
Jerry Eades, Malcolm Cooper. © 2015. 13 pages.
This chapter assesses the status of medical tourism in two of the most developed countries in Asia; Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore was an early participant: in 1986, private...
Biomedical Knowledge Management: Infrastructures and Processes for E-Health Systems
Biomedical Knowledge Management: Infrastructures and Processes for E-Health Systems
Wayne Pease, Malcolm Cooper, Raj Gururajan. © 2010. 412 pages.
The Internet and other technological developments are now playing increasing roles in the management of knowledge within consumer health behavior and the delivery of health...
Hervey Bay in Transition: The Role of Community-Based Information Technology in Overcoming the Great Digital Divide
Hervey Bay in Transition: The Role of Community-Based Information Technology in Overcoming the Great Digital Divide
Wayne Pease, Lauretta Wright, Malcolm Cooper. © 2008. 11 pages.
In regional Australia there is a growing interest and investment in community capacity building and this is beginning to be formalised in a desire to integrate information...
Virtual Reality Mapping Revisited: IT Tools for the Divide Between Knowledge and Action in Tourism
Virtual Reality Mapping Revisited: IT Tools for the Divide Between Knowledge and Action in Tourism
Malcolm Cooper, Neil MacNeil. © 2008. 13 pages.
This chapter provides a brief overview of the available technologies and opportunities for the use of virtual reality in tourism marketing. It acknowledges that in almost all...
Virtual Reality Mapping Revisited: IT Tools for the Divide Between Knowledge and Action in Tourism
Virtual Reality Mapping Revisited: IT Tools for the Divide Between Knowledge and Action in Tourism
Malcolm Cooper, Neil MacNeil. © 2008. 14 pages.
This chapter provides a brief overview of the available technologies and opportunities for the use of virtual reality in tourism marketing. It acknowledges that in almost all...
Information and Communication Technologies in Support of the Tourism Industry
Information and Communication Technologies in Support of the Tourism Industry
Wayne Pease, Michelle Rowe, Malcolm Cooper. © 2007. 394 pages.
Tourism is one of the leading industries worldwide. The magnitude of growth in tourism will bring both opportunities and problems to source and destination markets in years to...
Virtual Reality Mapping Revisited: IT Tools for the Divide Between Knowledge and Action in Tourism
Virtual Reality Mapping Revisited: IT Tools for the Divide Between Knowledge and Action in Tourism
Malcolm Cooper, Neil MacNeil. © 2007. 17 pages.
This chapter provides a brief overview of the available technologies and opportunities for the use of virtual reality in tourism marketing. It acknowledges that in almost all...
Hervey Bay in Transition: The Role of Community-Based Information Technology in Overcoming the Great Digital Divide
Hervey Bay in Transition: The Role of Community-Based Information Technology in Overcoming the Great Digital Divide
Wayne Pease, Lauretta Wright, Malcolm Cooper. © 2004. 15 pages.
In regional Australia there is a growing interest and investment in community capacity building and this is beginning to be formalised in a desire to integrate information...