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Tourist biosecurity awareness and risk mitigation for outdoor recreation: Management implications for Ireland (2020)
Journal Article
Melly, D., & Hanrahan, J. (2020). Tourist biosecurity awareness and risk mitigation for outdoor recreation: Management implications for Ireland. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 31, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2020.100313

The purpose of this paper is to analyse tourist's awareness of biosecurity measures in Ireland. The author's recognised tourist vectoring from outdoor recreation can increase the risk of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and disease in destinations worldw... Read More about Tourist biosecurity awareness and risk mitigation for outdoor recreation: Management implications for Ireland.

Tourism biosecurity risk management and planning: an international comparative analysis and implications for Ireland (2020)
Journal Article
Melly, D., & Hanrahan, J. (2021). Tourism biosecurity risk management and planning: an international comparative analysis and implications for Ireland. Tourism Review, 76(1), 88-102. https://doi.org/10.1108/tr-07-2019-0312

Purpose This paper aims to review the state of national biosecurity planning. The authors recognised tourist vectoring can increase the risk of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and disease; representing substantial biosecurity risk for tourism destinati... Read More about Tourism biosecurity risk management and planning: an international comparative analysis and implications for Ireland.

Biosecurity Risk and Tourist Communication in Ireland (2019)
Journal Article
Hanrahan, J., & Melly, D. (2019). Biosecurity Risk and Tourist Communication in Ireland. European Journal of Tourism Research, 22, 45-61

A lack of sufficient biosecurity communication for tourists can lead to higher biosecurity risk which may result in severe environmental, human health and associated economic impacts. The scope of this research is to assess biosecurity plans and comm... Read More about Biosecurity Risk and Tourist Communication in Ireland.

The Potential Role of Smart Mobile Technology in Mitigating Ireland’s Tourism Biosecurity Risk (2018)
Journal Article
Melly, D., & Hanrahan, J. (2018). The Potential Role of Smart Mobile Technology in Mitigating Ireland’s Tourism Biosecurity Risk. Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 6(6), 264-280. https://doi.org/10.17265/2328-2169/2018.12.002

The use of smart mobile technology could potentially ease Ireland's level of biosecurity risk from tourism. Smart mobile technology is capable of improving communication of biosecurity monitoring, mitigation, and eradication measures to tourists in I... Read More about The Potential Role of Smart Mobile Technology in Mitigating Ireland’s Tourism Biosecurity Risk.