Tourism, Development and Growth : The Challenge of Sustainability

ISBN-13: 9780415160025 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 320 str.

Salah Wahab; J. J. Pigram; John J. Pigram

Opis

Distinguishing between sustainable development and sustainable tourism, this text examines whether and in what form tourism can contribute to sustainable development and growth. Focusing on different types of tourism appropriate to particular situations, the contributors draw on examples from around the world - Canada, USA, Spain, Belgium, UK, Australia - to explore issues concerning tourism's contribution to economic, social, political and environmental advancement of developing countries, and the challenges to and importance of tourism in industrialized nations.

Recenzje

'Post graduate tourism students, research scholars, policy framers, managers, product developers and above all those involved in marketing operations, could benefit from the suggestions, ideologies and concepts offered in its contents.' - Shalini Singh, Tourism Recreation Research, Vol. 25, No.2 2000

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Trends in Tourism-Limits to Growth? 3. Balancing Tourism Growth with Sustanability 4. Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Tourism 5. Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism

O autorze

John J. Pigram, Salah Wahab