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Journeys of Discovery in Volunteer Tourism: International Case Study Perspectives
ISBN: 9781845933807 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fast-growing phenomenon of volunteer tourism encompasses a diverse range of activities, from conserving environments to working with host communities to alleviate poverty. However, understanding the complex relationship between volunteering and tourism requires a wide analytical framework.
This book provides a broad and valuable insight into how volunteer tourism is growing and developing. Theoretical and empirical case studies from leading researchers in the field explore the experiences of the volunteer tourist and the power relationships between volunteers and host... The fast-growing phenomenon of volunteer tourism encompasses a diverse range of activities, from conserving environments to working with host communit...
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487,78 zł |
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Multiple Dwelling and Tourism: Negotiating Place, Home and Identity
ISBN: 9781845931209 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The movement of people, goods, capital and information is a central aspect of living in the inter-connected, globalized late-modern world. Although this broader view of mobility is recognized, this book focuses mainly on migration or the movement of people. It examines multiple dwelling as a societal response to the major influences of increased mobility and amenity tourism. The book also considers the modern-day meaning of multiple dwelling, how it affects personal identity and the meaning of -home- and its impacts on host communities and landscapes.
The movement of people, goods, capital and information is a central aspect of living in the inter-connected, globalized late-modern world. Although th...
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520,89 zł |
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Tourism Strategies and Local Responses in Southern Africa
ISBN: 9781845935085 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tourism growth is one of the primary drivers of economic development and is a core strategy at local and national levels to improve the lives of local communities. However, tourism can bring both advantages and disadvantages to communities and not all national strategies in tourism management are applicable or suitable in private, community-based and public sectors.
Tourism is used as a main instrument of nation building in many postcolonial countries such as Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and Madagascar. Using case studies from these areas, this book examines the strategic... Tourism growth is one of the primary drivers of economic development and is a core strategy at local and national levels to improve the lives of local...
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520,89 zł |
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Prospects for Polar Tourism
ISBN: 9781845932473 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The political significance, scientific interest and outstanding natural beauty of the cold, exotic Polar regions are enticing more and more curious travellers to venture to these remote locations in search of unique experiences and recreational activities. Significant improvements in transport technology have made isolated places more accessible, and tourists now overwhelmingly outnumber residents in most Polar destinations. This book examines Polar tourism in its environmental, economic and cultural settings and explores the potential for growth as well as essential management for...
The political significance, scientific interest and outstanding natural beauty of the cold, exotic Polar regions are enticing more and more curious tr...
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548,63 zł |
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Tourism and Mobilities: Local Global Connections
ISBN: 9781845934040 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the current trend of increasing globalization, relationships are evolving between global and local realities, rich and poor regions of the world and -old- and -new- leisure and tourism patterns. The tourist has become an active agent in their travel experiences, moving between and among multiple localities, in an environment of transnational, interconnected social networks.
In order to understand the modern tourist, concepts of mobility have begun to be applied to tourism studies and have questioned whether the word tourism is any longer sufficient to describe the complex... In the current trend of increasing globalization, relationships are evolving between global and local realities, rich and poor regions of the world an...
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548,63 zł |
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People and Places of the Roman Past: The Educated Traveller's Guide
ISBN: 9781942401544 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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611,01 zł |
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Righteous Soul Living Traveling on the Macro Concept World.: Problems of How to Live, Solving Creation of Knowledge
ISBN: 9781543755657 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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665,67 zł |
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Architecture and Tourism: Perception, Performance and Place
ISBN: 9781859737040 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Architecture and Tourism examines the relationship between tourism and the built environment and shows how photography, film, and souvenirs have been deployed to help mediate and mythologize specific sites. It also explores how tourist itineraries, behavior, and literature support larger cultural objectives. Drawing upon case studies in the United States, Cuba, Ghana, Greece, France, Italy, Libya, Mauritius and Spain, Architecture and Tourism explores the touristic experience, representation and meaning of place within distinct cultural contexts. From the former sites of the slave... Architecture and Tourism examines the relationship between tourism and the built environment and shows how photography, film, and souvenirs ... |
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667,49 zł |
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The Holocaust Sites of Europe : An Historical Guide
ISBN: 9781848852907 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To try to bridge this gap and better understand the true significance of the Holocaust, its scale and magnitude, millions of people each year now travel to the former camps, ghettos and other settings for the atrocities. The Holocaust Sites of Europe offers the first comprehensive guide to these sites, including much practical information as well as the historical context, serving as an indispensable guide for anyone seeking to add another layer to their understanding of the Holocaust by visiting these important sites for themselves. Including not only the notorious... To try to bridge this gap and better understand the true significance of the Holocaust, its scale and magnitude, millions of people each year now t... |
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667,49 zł |
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Water-Based Tourism, Sport, Leisure, and Recreation Experiences
ISBN: 9780750661812 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written by a team of international contributors, from Australia, Europe and the USA, the text uses international case studies and examples to illustrate and highlight discussion.Contributors include: Paul Beedie, De Montfort University, UK; Kay Dimmock, Southern Cross University, Australia; Gary Easthope, University of Tasmania, Australia; Simon Hudson, University of Calgary, Canada; Gayle Jennings, Griffith University, Australia; Lilian Jonas, Jonas Consulting, USA; Les Killion, Central Queensland University, Australia; Gianna Moscardo, James Cook University, Australia; Harold Richins,...
Written by a team of international contributors, from Australia, Europe and the USA, the text uses international case studies and examples to illustra...
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707,28 zł |
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Culture and the City: Creativity, Tourism, Leisure
ISBN: 9780415632904 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This edited collection will examine the way in which cities are imagined, experienced and shaped by those who reside within them, those who manage or govern them, and those who, as visitor, tourist or traveller, pass through them. Attention will be paid to the influence that these various inhabitants have on city life and living and the dialectic that exists between their sometimes collective and sometimes divergent, perceptions and uses of city space. In conjunction with this, the collection will explore the ways in which local culture and cultural policy are used by public and private...
This edited collection will examine the way in which cities are imagined, experienced and shaped by those who reside within them, those who manage or ...
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707,28 zł |
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Medical Tourism: Historical Foundations, Current Contexts, and Emerging Trends
ISBN: 9781032986005 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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707,28 zł |
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Travel and Conflict in the Early Modern World
ISBN: 9780367524210 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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707,28 zł |
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Neoliberalism in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector
ISBN: 9781522587217 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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713,70 zł |
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Volunteer Tourism: Theoretical Frameworks and Practical Applications
ISBN: 9780415576642 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The volunteer tourism phenomenon raises many questions and issues such as the impact on host communities and this book aims to take an in-depth analysis of these complex issues associated with traditional and contemporary volunteer tourism.
The volunteer tourism phenomenon raises many questions and issues such as the impact on host communities and this book aims to take an in-depth analys...
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731,67 zł |
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Touring Poverty
ISBN: 9780415596541 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Touring Poverty addresses a highly controversial practice: the transformation of impoverished neighbourhoods into valued attractions for international tourists. In the megacities of the Global South, selected and idealized aspects of poverty are being turned into a tourist commodity for consumption. The book takes the reader on a journey through Rocinha, a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro which is advertised as "the largest favela in Latin America." Bianca Freire-Medeiros presents interviews with tour operators, guides, tourists and dwellers to explore the vital questions... Touring Poverty addresses a highly controversial practice: the transformation of impoverished neighbourhoods into valued attractions for i... |
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731,67 zł |
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The Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments
ISBN: 9781845933500 / Angielski / Twarda / 880 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Marine tourism has become one of the fastest growing areas within the tourism industry. With the increased use of marine environments comes the need for informed planning and sustainable management as well as for the education and training of planners, managers and operators. Combining the disciplines of marine scientists and tourism researchers, this encyclopedia will bring together the terms, concepts and theories related to recreational and tourism activities in marine settings. Entries range from short definitions to medium and long articles.
Marine tourism has become one of the fastest growing areas within the tourism industry. With the increased use of marine environments comes the need f...
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752,98 zł |
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Children's and Families' Holiday Experience
ISBN: 9780415545433 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Children's and Families' Holiday Experiences is based on the recognition of the active social role of children in shaping the nature of their holiday experiences and those of their parents and other adults. The volume provides significant insights into the holiday desires, expectations, and experiences of children and their families that offer the potential for the tourism industry to plan, develop, and market products that provide a higher quality of service to these populations. This book traces the modern history of the demand for and provision of holidays for children... Children's and Families' Holiday Experiences is based on the recognition of the active social role of children in shaping the nature of th... |
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756,05 zł |
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Slum Tourism: Poverty, Power and Ethics
ISBN: 9780415698788 / Angielski / Twarda / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Slum tourism is a globalizing trend and a controversial form of tourism. Impoverished urban areas have always enticed the popular imagination, considered to be places of 'otherness', 'moral decay', 'deviant liberty' or 'authenticity'. 'Slumming' has a long tradition in the Global North, for example in Victorian London when the upper classes toured the East End. What is new, however, is its development dynamics and its rapidly spreading popularity across the globe. Township tourism and favela tourism have currently reached mass tourism characteristics in South Africa and in Rio de Janeiro,...
Slum tourism is a globalizing trend and a controversial form of tourism. Impoverished urban areas have always enticed the popular imagination, conside...
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756,05 zł |
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Study Abroad Opportunities for Community College Students and Strategies for Global Learning
ISBN: 9781522586395 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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765,04 zł |
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