Tourism in Brazil : Environment, Management and Segments

ISBN-13: 9780415674324 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 240 str.

Gui Lohmann; Dianne Dredge

Opis

This text provides a full examination of tourism in Brazil, by critically reviewing its development, management and social and economic issues the country faces to further develop tourism in this region with a particular focus on the major sports events that it will be hosting in the near future.

Recenzje

"This book provides a much-needed English-language introduction to the topic of tourism in Brazil. It is straight-forward and informative and draws on the insights of both Brazilian and international scholars." – Erin Flynn McKenna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Tourism Development, Policy and Planning in Brazil  3. Community Based Tourism: Sustainability as a Matter of Results Management  4. Tourism Transport Issues in Brazil  5. Sustainability Dilemmas for Brazil in Hosting Mega-Sport Events  6. Challenges and Opportunities for Small Businesses in and around Brazilian  7. Tourism Development and Distribution Channels in Brotas: Brazilian Adventure  8. Protecting Sea Turtles via Ecotourism: The Case of the TAMAR Project in Praia do Forte, Bahia  9. Backpacker Tourism in the Brazilian Amazon: Challenges and Opportunities  10. Sensual Tourism in Brazil: The Off-Season Carnival (Micareta) Experience  11. Staged Indigeneity and the Pataxó  12. Tourism Education and Research in Brazil  13. Conclusion

O autorze

Gui Lohmann is a lecturer at the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Southern Cross University (Australia). Dianne Dredge is Associate Professor in the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Southern Cross University.