Sustainable tourism : theory and practice / David Weaver.
| Author/creator | Weaver, David B. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index. |
| Access restriction | Use copy Restrictions unspecified star |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| Technical details | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Action note | digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Weaver, David B. (David Bruce). Sustainable tourism. Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006 075066438X 9780750664387 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006272776 |
| ISBN | 9780080474526 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0080474527 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781136360442 (e-book ; Mobi) |
| ISBN | 1136360441 |
| ISBN | 9781136360480 (e-book ; ePub) |
| ISBN | 1136360484 |
| ISBN | 9781136360497 (e-book ; PDF) |
| ISBN | 1136360492 |
| ISBN | (pbk.) |
| ISBN | (pbk.) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.4324/9780080474526 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |