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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Table of Contents:
  • 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