Esfehani, Minoo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7955-4713 (2025) From exclusion to belonging, reshaping leisure and tourism through social justice. In: Leisure Studies Conference, 8-10th July 2025, York St John University.

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Abstract

This panel critically explores how inclusivity, accessibility, and social justice intersect within leisure and tourism studies. Panellists will engage with themes of community empowerment, regenerative tourism, and the importance of centring Indigenous knowledges and perspectives from the Global South. The discussion will examine how structural inequities shape access to leisure and tourism resources, highlighting historically marginalised voices. The panel also considers the transformative potential of equitable distribution and participatory governance in advancing social justice.

The discussion will be structured around four key thematic areas:

1. Justice in Practice: Centring Community Voices
2. Equity of Access to Natural Resources for Local and Indigenous Communities

This presentation critically discusses the planning and policy barriers that prevent communities from benefiting from leisure-based natural resources and activities, with a particular emphasis on case studies from the Global South. Drawing on her long-term research on Equity of Access to leisure and tourism, Dr. Esfehani will explore the integration of equitable access discussions into urban and rural tourism planning and policy, assessing their implications for social justice. She will adopt a socio-cultural perspective within the framework of sustainable tourism planning to discuss the opportunities in ensuring equitable access in tourism. Drawing from her research experience and professional advisory work, she will present both successful and unsuccessful initiatives involving local, marginalized, and Indigenous communities across diverse levels and sites, including South Africa, Mozambique, Iran, and New Zealand.

3. Intellectual and Emotional Access to Built Heritage
4. Food as Bridge: Connecting Communities through Shared Meals

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Status:	Published
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV0182-182.5 Recreational areas and facilities H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
School/Department:	York Business School
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/14555

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