Tourism and Development: Concepts and Issues

ISBN-13: 9781845414726 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 568 str.

Richard Sharpley; David J. Telfer

Opis

This book explores and challenges the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the discrete yet interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This revised and expanded second edition provides not only a comprehensive theoretical foundation in development studies but also a critical analysis of contemporary themes and issues relevant to the study of tourism and its potential contribution to development. The second edition contains new chapters on the following topics: - Tourism and Poverty Reduction - Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Socio-economic Development - Tourism, Climate Change and Development - Human Rights Issues in Tourism Development - Tourism, Development and International Studies