Tourism and the less developed world : issues and case studies /

Many less developed countries are expanding their tourism industries and these are seen to be crucial to their economic development. Yet such activities can also create social, cultural and environmental problems. This book provides a review of many of the key issues involved in tourism in developin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Harrison, David, 1941- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wallingford, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : CABI Pub., ©2001.
Colección:Tourism.
Temas:
Tourism > Developing countries.
Tourisme > Pays en voie de développement.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.
Alternative tourism.
Conservation.
Cultural change.
Development studies.
Ecotourism.
Environmental impact.
Social anthropology.
Social impact.
Sociology.
Tourism.
Tourism development.
Tourism
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part one. General themes ; Less developed countries and tourism : the overall pattern / David Harrison
  • Tourism and less developed countries : key issues / David Harrison
  • Tourism challenges in developing nations : continuity and change at the millennium / Linda K. Richter
  • Part two. Tourism in specific regions ; Human resources in tourism development : African perspectives / Peter U.C. Dieke
  • Tourism in the southern common market : MERCOSUL / Guiherme Santana
  • Tourism and development in communist and post-communist societies / Derek R. Hall
  • Tourism development in China : the dilemma of bureaucratic decentralization and economic liberalization / Alan A. Lew
  • Japan and tourism in the Pacific rim : locating a sphere of influence in the global economy / C. Michael Hall
  • Indian tourism : policy, performance and pitfalls / Shalini Singh
  • The journey : an overview of tourism and travel in the Arab/Islamic context / Heba Aziz
  • Part three. Selected case studies ; Mass tourism and alternative tourism in the Caribbean / David B. Weaver
  • Resort-based tourism on the pleasure periphery / Brian King
  • Child sex tourism in Thailand / Heather Montgomery
  • Community-based ecotourism, social exclusion and the changing political economy of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / Frank Brennan and Garth Allen
  • Wallace's line : implications for conservation and ecotourism in Indonesia / Sheryl Ross and Geoffrey Wall
  • Ecotourism development in the rural highlands of Fiji / Kelly S. Bricker
  • Part four. In conclusion ; Afterword / David Harrison.

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