Understanding Tropical Coastal and Island Tourism Development

ISBN-13: 9780367739973 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 178 str.

Klaus Meyer-Arendt; Alan a. Lew

Opis

This volume contains a collection of articles that include both case studies and theoretical insights applicable to the tourism development challenges of tropical coastal and island destinations throughout the world.

This book was published as a special issue of Tourism Geographies.

Spis treści

1. New Perspectives on Tropical Coastal and Island Tourism Development  Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt and Alan A. Lew  2. Ecotourism, Poverty and Resources Management in Ranomafana, Madagascar  Bruno Sarrasin  3. Collaboration and Partnership Development for Sustainable Tourism  Sonya Graci  4. Resilience and Non-Linear Change in Island Tourism  Amran Hamzah and Mark P. Hampton  5. Cruise Passengers in a Homeport: A Market Analysis  Juan Gabriel Brida, Manuela Pulina, Eugenia Riaño and Sandra Zapata Aguirre  6. The Power of Place: Tourism Development in Costa Rica  Eric Nost  7. (de)Constructing Place-Myth: Pitcairn Island and the “Bounty" Story  Maria Amoamo  8. Residents’ Attitudes towards Tourism Development in Cape Verde Islands Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Patrícia Oom do Valle and João Albino Silva  9. Slow Tourism at the Caribbean’s Geographical Margins  Benjamin F. Timms and Dennis Conway

O autorze

Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt is a professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL). His research interests include coastal tourism, tourism impacts in coastal environments, hurricane impacts, and sustainability of coastal (eco)tourism.

Alan A. Lew is a professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation at Northern Arizona University where he teaches courses in geography, urban planning and tourism. His interests and writings focus on tourism in Asia, particularly China and Southeast Asia, and tourism in the American West.