Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9884
Title: Bar crawls, foam parties, and clubbing networks: Mapping the risk environment of a Mediterranean nightlife resort
Authors: Sönmez, Sevil F. 
Apostolopoulos, Yorghos 
Theocharous, Antonis L. 
Massengale, Kelley 
Major Field of Science: Social Sciences
Field Category: Economics and Business
Keywords: Binge drinking;Clubbing travelers;Nightlife tourism;Recreational drugs;Risk networks
Issue Date: Oct-2013
Source: Tourism Management Perspectives, 2013, vol. 8, pp. 49-59
Volume: 8
Start page: 49
End page: 59
Journal: Tourism Management Perspectives 
Abstract: Mediterranean nightlife destinations draw millions of visitors annually with promises of sun, sea, sand, unrestricted drinking, and round-the-clock partying. In these risk environments young adults engage in excessive drinking, recreational drugs, and casual sex. This study is designed to elucidate the physical space of clubbing settings where health and safety risks unfold; delineate the social organization of risk and identify stakeholders and primary players involved; ascertain risk exchanges and transactions among these populations; and explore potential multifaceted solutions for harm reduction. Ethnographic assessment of risk environments in Ayia Napa, Cyprus included participant and non-participant observations, geomapping, informal discussions, and secondary data collection. Results revealed an array of individual, public health, and safety risks exacerbated by characteristics of the spatial environment. Increased hospital visits due to drinking, substance use, or acts of violence along with incidence of STIs/HIV, unplanned pregnancies, sexual assaults, and even death, were revealed during data analysis.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9884
ISSN: 22119736
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.10.036
Rights: © Elsevier
Type: Article
Affiliation : Rosen College of Hospitality Management 
Texas A and M University 
Cyprus University of Technology 
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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