Slow travel and tourism /

It is widely recognized that travel and tourism can have a high environmental impact and make a major contribution to climate change. It is therefore vital that ways to reduce these impacts are developed and implemented. 'Slow travel' provides such a concept, drawing on ideas from the ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Dickinson, Janet (Janet E.) (Author), Lumsdon, Les (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.
Series:Tourism, environment and development.
Subjects:
Sustainable tourism.
Tourism > Environmental aspects.
Bus travel.
Railroad travel.
Tourisme durable.
Voyages en autocar.
Voyages en train.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.
Bus travel
Railroad travel
Sustainable tourism
Tourism > Environmental aspects
Tourismus
Umweltbelastung
Reise
Langsamkeit
Nachhaltigkeit
Ökotourismus
Verkehrsmittel
Tourismus.
Reise.
Langsamkeit.
Hållbar turism.
Turism > miljöaspekter.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The emergence of slow travel
  • The impacts of transport for tourism
  • Tourism, transport and environment: theoretical perspectives
  • Slow travel--the ingredients
  • Train tourism
  • Walking and tourism
  • Cycling and tourism
  • Bus and coach tourism
  • Water-based travel
  • The future of slow travel.

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