Kazem VafadariKazem Vafadari, PhD is Associate Professor, College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan. He teaches tourism policy and planning, tourism research, and cultural heritage management. He is an expert on tourism anddeveloping countries in Asia, and on agricultural heritage landscapes and rural development, and works with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization as an advisor and scientific committee member for the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) project. He has published several book chapters and papers on tourism management, on applications of globally important agricultural heritage systems, and on planning for sustainable tourism development. Read More Read Less