Tourism and Development : : Concepts and Issues / / ed. by David J. Telfer, Richard Sharpley.

This book explores the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This new edition includes updated chapters drawing on contemporary knowledge as well as 5 new chapters that conside...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Backfile 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2020]
©2015
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Aspects of Tourism ; 63
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Physical Description:1 online resource (568 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Contributors --
Introduction: Tourism and Development: A Decade of Change --
Part 1: Tourism and Development: Conceptual Perspectives --
1. Tourism: A Vehicle for Development? --
2. The Evolution of Development Theory and Tourism --
Part 2: Relationship between Development and Tourism --
3. Tourism and Economic Development Issues --
4. Tourism and Poverty Reduction --
5. Tourism and Regional Development Issues --
6. Tourism and Community Development Issues --
7. Tourism and Socio-cultural Development Issues --
8. Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Socio-economic Development --
9. Tourism, Development and the Environment --
Part 3: Barriers and Challenges to Tourism Development --
10. Towards a New Political Economy of Global Tourism Revisited --
11. Tourism, Climate Change and Development --
12. The Consumption of Tourism --
13. Human Rights Issues in Tourism Development --
14. Tourism, Development and International Studies --
15. Sustainability: A Barrier to Tourism Development? --
16. Conclusion: Tourism and Development --
References --
Index
Summary:This book explores the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This new edition includes updated chapters drawing on contemporary knowledge as well as 5 new chapters that consider emergent themes in tourism and development.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781845414740
9783110754377
DOI:10.21832/9781845414740
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by David J. Telfer, Richard Sharpley.