This multidisciplinary volume dicusses the impact of tourism on sustainable development in the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean.
About the Author: YORGHOS APOSTOLOPOULOS is Research Associate Professor of Sociology, Arizona State University, Tempe.
320 Pages
Social Science, Human Geography
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About the Book
This multidisciplinary volume dicusses the impact of tourism on sustainable development in the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean. Bringing together scholars, development practitioners, international experts, and professionals, the contributors discuss the issues from a holistic and transnational perspective. This work provides a much-needed, thorough understanding of the interplay among economic, cultural, environmental, and public health parameters.
The contributors provide a workable definition of sustainable development that can be understood, conveyed, and implemented by policy makers, development practitioners, and tourism professionals. Among the special issues addressed here are the role of women in tourism, the contradictions inherent in cultural tourism, the hegemony of tour operators, disease mapping and risk assessment, and island community involvement in tourism-related land-use planning.
Book Synopsis
This multidisciplinary volume dicusses the impact of tourism on sustainable development in the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean. Bringing together scholars, development practitioners, international experts, and professionals, the contributors discuss the issues from a holistic and transnational perspective. This work provides a much-needed, thorough understanding of the interplay among economic, cultural, environmental, and public health parameters.
The contributors provide a workable definition of sustainable development that can be understood, conveyed, and implemented by policy makers, development practitioners, and tourism professionals. Among the special issues addressed here are the role of women in tourism, the contradictions inherent in cultural tourism, the hegemony of tour operators, disease mapping and risk assessment, and island community involvement in tourism-related land-use planning.
About the Author
YORGHOS APOSTOLOPOULOS is Research Associate Professor of Sociology, Arizona State University, Tempe.
DENNIS J. GAYLE is Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of International Economics, University of North Florida, Jacksonville.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.52 Inches (H) x 6.38 Inches (W) x 1.11 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.59 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Human Geography
Publisher: Praeger
Format: Hardcover
Author: Myilibrary
Language: English
Street Date: March 30, 2002
TCIN: 1008938127
UPC: 9780275962036
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-7479
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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