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Sustainable Tourism

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ISBN-10: 0750623853

ISBN-13: 9780750623858

Edition: 1998

Authors: Rebecca Hawkins, Victor T. C. Middleton, Lorin Toepper, Peter Williams, Rebecca Hawkins

List price: $62.95
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"Sustainable" tourism is the current buzz phrase in tourism studies as environmental issues are increasingly of major concern. The author presents an analysis of the industry and the management of it in the context of world pressures and demands.
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Book details

List price: $62.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/9/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Director of the Responsible Hospitality Partnership, Research and Consultancy Fellow at Oxford Brookes University, and a Visiting Professor to the International Centre for Responsible Tourism at Leeds Metropolitan University

About the authors
Foreword
Preface
Structure of the book
Acknowledgements
List of figures
List of tables
The Context; the Issues; A Global Overview
Environment; tourism; a marketing perspective
Global environmental issues
International summary of tourism and environment: north Europe, the Mediterranean region and North America
International summary of tourism and environment: East Asia and the Pacific; the Caribbean; Eastern Europe and states of the former USSR, and rest of the world
Travel and tourism: the world's largest industry
The environmental significance of holiday and leisure tourism
Managing Tourism for Sustainability at Specific Destinations
Managing tourism - the local destination focus
Managing tourism at local destinations - the public sector role
Managing tourism at local destinations - the private sector role
The marketing process for sustainable tourism at destinations
The Issues and Cases of Good Management Practice in the Main Sectors of Travel and Tourism
The 'R Word' guide to corporate action on sustainability
Sustainability in the accommodation sector - with international illustrations
Sustainability in the visitor attractions sector
Sustainability in the transport sector - with international illustrations
Sustainability in the tour operator sector - with international illustrations
International Cases of Good Management Practice for Sustainability
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Quicksilver Connections Ltd, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Edinburgh's Old Town, UK
Anglian Water Services Ltd: Rutland Water, UK
Ironbridge Gorge Museums, UK
Epilogue: Positive visions for sustainable tourism
Select glossary of environment, tourism and marketing terms
Environmental regulations, market mechanisms and self-regulatory codes of conduct influencing the tourism industry
Select bibliography
Index