Sustainable tourism : theory and practice / David Weaver.

Author/creator Weaver, David B.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.
Description1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) : illustrations
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Contents Sustainable Tourism:Theory and Practice -- Foreword -- 1. Emergence of sustainable tourism -- 2. Issues in sustainable tourism -- 3. Alternative tourism -- 4. Conventional mass tourism -- 5. The facilitating sectors -- 6. Attractions -- 7. Quality control -- 8. Tourist destinations -- 9. Spatial strategies for destinations -- 10. Visitor management strategies for destinations -- 11. Ecotourism: the conscience of sustainable tourism -- Appendix 1. : Hotel facilities.
Abstract Sustainable Tourism comprehensively examines the theoretical and applied dimensions of contemporary sustainable tourism from a global perspective. Using international case studies and examples, it provides cutting edge coverage of the latest developments in the area, both theoretically and practically. It takes the reader through all aspects of sustainable tourism from the emergence of the paradigm to sustainability issues in all types of tourism and all components of the industry. Divided into 11 chapters it covers*?Alternative tourism? (AT), or small-scale tourism and its associated pros an.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Weaver, David B. (David Bruce). Sustainable tourism. Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006 075066438X 9780750664387
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LCCN 2006272776
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