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Sustainable tourism in island destinations
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ISBN: 9781844077809 9781844077793 1844077802 1844077799 Year: 2010 Publisher: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan,

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Overtourism : issues, realities and solutions
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ISBN: 3110605708 3110607360 Year: 2019 Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter,

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Overtourism has become a major concern for an increasing number of destinations as tourism numbers continue to grow, stimulated by general economic and technological growth and the expansion of the global middle class. This, coupled with relentless promotion of tourism by many organisations and destinations, has increased tourism, despite growing opposition to excessive development. This book is the first academic volume to deal with this topic and contains chapters by experienced researchers in the tourism field, taking a multidisciplinary approach to review and explain the subject. The introductory section begins with an overview of the current situation and the forces enabling the appearance of overtourism. This is followed by a number of case studies from a range of destinations around the world, both urban and rural, which share the same problems. The concluding section includes a discussion of potential mitigation methods and approaches and a final assessment of future developments. The focus and relevance of this book are not just for academics, as it offers insights into destinations, enablers and solutions for how to address the issue of overtourism on a wide variety of scales. This book offers globally relevant perspectives on destinations as varied as Venice and Barcelona, that have gained global media attention, as well as less publicised rural areas and developing destinations.


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Sugar Heritage and Tourism in Transition
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ISBN: 184541389X 1283903008 1845413881 9781845413880 Year: 2012 Publisher: Bristol, UK Blue Ridge Summit, PA

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Sugar as a global commodity has shaped our world, impacting cultures and influencing cuisine. The heritage of sugar is investigated in the context of globalization and tourism development. Facets of the sugar story include colonization, enslavement, decolonization and postcolonial tourism while cultural practices traced to sugar include carnival and confectionery as souvenirs. However, what happens where sugar is still produced, where production is in decline, or where the country has exited from producing? How is sugar engrained in national identities and how does this influence tourism? From the perspectives of contributing authors, destination examples include Brazil, India, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts. This is the first work examining sugar heritage in relation to tourism from a global perspective, identifying related tourism directions.


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Overtourism
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ISBN: 9783110620450 3110620456 9783110604085 9783110607369 9783110605709 3110607360 3110605708 3110604086 Year: 2019 Publisher: München Wien

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As tourism has surged, there have been increased concerns expressed about overtourism - a phenomena of unsustainable tourism which negatively affects the livelihoods of local communities and the resources upon which tourism is based. As it is becoming increasingly clear that the environmental, social and economic impacts of tourism on destinations must be managed appropriately to secure their long-term viability, there is a critical need to understand governance and planning tools that can resolve current problems of overtourism without losing the benefits of tourism development. The concerns about overtourism expressed in both academic and popular literature include: too many tourists in one place, rowdy and other inappropriate behaviour by tourists, antagonism between residents and tourists, crowding, strains on infrastructure, loss of authenticity, loss of amenity and reduction in quality of life of residents and reduced enjoyment of experiences by tourists. Overtourism is the first book to examine in detail the origin and causes of overtourism and place the topic in a conceptual context with other forms of tourism including sustainable and mass tourism. It includes a number of case studies of overtourism in both urban and rural settings and discusses potential steps to reduce the impacts on both residents and the natural environment of affected areas.-Publisher's description.

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Critical Debates in Tourism
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ISBN: 9781845413415 9781845413422 1845413415 1845413423 9781845413439 1845413431 1283548437 9786613860880 184541344X Year: 2012 Publisher: Bristol, UK Blue Ridge Summit, PA

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In this volume tourism experts collectively discuss and debate some intriguing questions that the tourism industry poses, such as the relevance of mass tourism, the dilemma of authenticity, whether small tourism is beautiful, whether volunteer tourism is benign, whether tourism contributes to climate change, as well as many others. The book brings together the expertise of 35 renowned international scholars of tourism to examine these perplexing issues. Multidisciplinary in its content, it touches upon anthropology, sociology, geography, climatology, biosciences, and planning and development aspects of tourism. The book provides a dialogue for an academic discussion which challenges research conservatism and stereotypes in tourism studies. It will encourage scholars to test the consistency of critical notions whose heuristic value is often taken for granted. The book will benefit graduates, research scholars and those involved in organizing the industry sustainably.

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Tourism --- Tourisme --- Social aspects --- Environmental aspects --- Aspect social --- Aspect de l'environnement --- 379.85 --- toerisme --- massatoerisme --- duurzaam toerisme --- consumentisme --- kleinschalig toerisme --- armoedebestrijding --- vrijwilligerswerk --- lokale gemeenschappen --- toeristische opleidingen --- postkolonialisme --- erfgoedtoerisme --- natuurtoerisme --- klimaatverandering --- traag toerisme --- 338.48 --- toerisme - algemeen --- Toerisme. Recreatie. Sport (economische en organisatorische aspecten) --- 338.48 Toerisme. Recreatie. Sport (economische en organisatorische aspecten) --- Tourism -- Environmental aspects. --- Tourism -- Social aspects. --- Tourism. --- Environmental aspects. --- Social aspects. --- Holiday industry --- Operators, Tour (Industry) --- Tour operators (Industry) --- Tourism industry --- Tourism operators (Industry) --- Tourist industry --- Tourist trade --- Tourist traffic --- Travel industry --- Visitor industry --- Economic aspects --- Service industries --- National tourism organizations --- Travel --- E-books --- PXL-Media & Tourism 2014 --- sociale aspecten --- authenticity in tourism. --- community-based tourism. --- consumerism. --- ecotourism. --- mass tourism. --- slow tourism. --- sustainable tourism. --- tourism and climate change. --- tourism and poverty. --- tourism debates. --- tourism education. --- tourism ethics. --- tourism industry. --- tourism research. --- tourism studies. --- volunteer tourism.

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