Understanding and Managing Tourism Impacts An Integrated Approach

Name: Understanding and Managing Tourism Impacts An Integrated Approach
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ISBN: 9780415771337

ISBN-10: 0415771331

ISBN-13: 9780415771337

Edition: 2009

Authors: C. Michael Hall, Alan A. Lew

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As one of the world's largest industries, tourism carries with it significant social, environmental, economic and political impacts. Although tourism can provide significant economic benefits for some destinations, the image of tourism as a benign and environmentally friendly industry has often been challenged. There is a clear and growing body of evidence that suggests that the effects of tourism development are far more complex than policy-makers usually suggest and that the impacts of tourism occur not just at the destination but at all stages of a tourist's trip. Furthermore, tourism does not exist in a vacuum. Broader social and environmental changes also shape the form, growth and…

Book details

List price: $72.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/18/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 6.65" wide x 9.33" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English



List of photos


List of figures


List of tables


List of case studies


Preface and acknowledgements


Some acronyms



Introduction: conceptualizing tourism



Understanding impacts



Tourism and its economic impacts



Tourism and its socio-cultural impacts



Tourism and its physical environmental impacts



Planning and managing tourism impacts



Futures of tourism


References


Index