Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 839 g
New Tourism in the Third World
Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 839 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-13763-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction, 2. Sustainability and Globalisation 3. Power and Tourism 4. Tourism and Sustainability 5. A New Tourist Class 6. Socio-Environmental Organizations 7. THe Industry 8. 'Hosts' and Destinations 9. Governments and Tourism 10. Conclusion
Increasingly, advocates of tourism argue that tourism growth offers a means for Third World countries to escape the confines of 'underdevelopment' and that new forms of tourism in particular allow this transition to be achieved sustainably and equitably. Building upon this fundamental precept, this book explores and challenges the notions of sustainability, globalization and development, and their relationship to contemporary tourism in the Third World.
Adopting a broad geographical and conceptual perspective, the authors contend that a clear understanding of the tourism process and its relationship to development can only be achieved by an interdisciplinary approach, touching on environmentalism, sociocultural studies, human geography, economics and development studies. In the first part of the book, the emergence of the concepts of sustainability, globalization and development, and their application to contemporary tourism are critically examined, whilst the second part explores a number of critical themes.
Developing the relationship between topics, from tourists and their relationships with new social movements to the impact of tourism policies adopted by national governments, this book examines a number of alternatives for the development of tourism in the Third World to progress.
Introduces students to the key concepts and challenges in this topical area by exploring and challenging the notion of sustainability and its relationship to contemporary tourism in the developing world.
