Coastal Mass Tourism : : Diversification and Sustainable Development in Southern Europe / / ed. by Bill Bramwell.

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• MitwirkendeR: Andriotis, Konstantinos,; Baidal, Josep A. Ivars,; Barke, Michael,; Bramwell, Bill,; Briassoulis, Helen,; Campillo-Besses, Xavier,; Chatziathanassiou, Artemios,; García, Gonzalo Malvárez,; Hall, Derek,; Mavrogiorgos, Daphne,; Pollard, John,; Priestley, Gerda K.,; Rebollo, J. Fernando Vera,; Rodríguez, Rafael Domínguez,; Romagose, Francesc,; Sadler, Jon,; Scott, Julie E.,; Sharpley, Richard,; Sioulas, Konstantinos,; Spilanis, Ioannis,; Theuma, Nadia,; Timothy, Dallen J.,; Tosun, Cevat,; Towner, John,; Tsartas, Paris,; Vayanni, Helen,; Öztürk, Yüksel,
• HerausgeberIn: Bramwell, Bill,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2004]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Series: Aspects of Tourism ; 12
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (376 p.)

The Mediterranean coastal regions of Southern Europe have long been world leaders in mass tourism. This book examines some key questions for tourism development in these areas, with implications for similar regions across the world. The standardised forms of mass tourism are diversifying - with more...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface and Acknowledgements
• The Contributors
• Section 1: Introduction
• 1. Mass Tourism, Diversification and Sustainability in Southern Europe's Coastal Regions
• 2. The Policy Context for Tourism and Sustainability in Southern Europe's Coastal Regions
• Section 2: Coastal Tourism: Impacts and Policies
• 3. Crete: Endowed by Nature, Privileged by Geography, Threatened by Tourism?
• 4. Tourism Development in Greek Insular and Coastal Areas: Sociocultural Changes and Crucial Policy Issues
• 5. Tourism Growth, National Development and Regional Inequality in Turkey
• 6. Problems of Island Tourism Development: The Greek Insular Regions
• 7. Sustainable Tourism Planning in Northern Cyprus
• Section 3: Mass Tourism Coastal Resorts and Sustainable Development
• 8. Learning From Experience? Progress Towards a Sustainable Future for Tourism in the Central and Eastern Andalucían Littoral
• 9. Measuring Sustainability in a Mass Tourist Destination: Pressures, Perceptions and Policy Responses in Torrevieja, Spain
• 10. The Planning and Practice of Coastal Zone Management in Southern Spain
• 11. Using EMAS and Local Agenda 21 as Tools Towards Sustainability: The Case of a Catalan Coastal Resort
• 12. Environmental Initiatives in the Hotel Sector in Greece: Case Study of the 'Green Flags' Project
• Section 4: Diversified Coastal Tourism and Sustainable Development
• 13. Sustainable Tourism: Utopia or Necessity? The Role of New Forms of Tourism in the Aegean Islands
• 14. Tourism, Culture and Cultural Tourism in Malta: The Revival of Valletta
• 15. Coffee Shop Meets Casino: Cultural Responses to Casino Tourism in Northern Cyprus
• 16. Tourism, Modernisation and Development on the Island of Cyprus: Challenges and Policy Responses
• 17. Rejuvenation, Diversification and Imagery: Sustainability Conflicts for Tourism Policy in the Eastern Adriatic
• Index