Despite the trends towards other, more exotic destinations, the growth of the tourism industry in the Mediterranean is unprecedented. There is no area in the world where travel and tourism so extensively affect policy-making, employment, the culture, the physical environment, political stability and the balance of payments, but so far, there has been no detailed examination which looks at the tourism industry in this region as a whole.
Despite the trends towards other, more exotic destinations, the growth of the tourism industry in the Mediterranean is unprecedented. There is no area...
There are increasing concerns over the relationship between tourism and sustainable development. Sustainable Tourism Futures re-assesses the sustainability paradigm and outlines the ways in which sustainable tourism is possible, offering key insights into the fundamental shifts in operations, systems and philosophies that need to take place.
There are increasing concerns over the relationship between tourism and sustainable development. Sustainable Tourism Futures re-assesses t...
The remarkable developments in tracking technologies over the past decade have opened up a wealth of possibilities in terms of research into tourist spatial behaviour. To date, most research in the field has been based on data derived from less objective - hence methodologically problematic - sources. This book examines the various technologies available to track pedestrians and motorized vehicles as well as the moral, ethical and legal issues arising from the utilization of data thus obtained. The methodologies outlined in the book could prove revolutionary in terms of tourism research,...
The remarkable developments in tracking technologies over the past decade have opened up a wealth of possibilities in terms of research into touris...
Many former mining areas have lost their industrial function and are now turning to tourism for regional revitalization and community economic development. This book focuses on the issues raised by the transformation process.
Many former mining areas have lost their industrial function and are now turning to tourism for regional revitalization and community economic develop...
Tourism and poverty addresses a critical question facing many academics, governments, aid agencies, tourism organizations, and conservation bodies around the world - can tourism work as a tool to overcome poverty? This book is the first to present a focused description and critique of the issues surrounding poverty and tourism.
Tourism and poverty addresses a critical question facing many academics, governments, aid agencies, tourism organizations, and conservation bodies aro...
Tourism has long been important to Scotland. It has become all the more significant as the financial sector has faltered and other mainstays are in apparent long-term decline. Yet there is no assessment of this industry and its place over the long run, no one account of what it has meant to previous generations and continues to mean to the present one, of what led to growth or what indeed has led people of late to look elsewhere.
This book brings together work from many periods and perspectives. It draws on a wide range of source material, academic and non-academic, from local...
Tourism has long been important to Scotland. It has become all the more significant as the financial sector has faltered and other mainstays are in...
