Tourism and the Environment

Regional, Economic, Cultural and Policy Issues

• Author(s): Helen Briassoulis, Jan van der Straaten,
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• Pages: 382
• ISBN_10: 9401595844
  ISBN_13: 9789401595841
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Environmental Science , Science / Earth Sciences / Geography , Business & Economics / Urban & Regional , Business & Economics / Economics / General , Political Science / General , Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General , Science / Life Sciences / Ecology , Social Science / Human Geography , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy , Business & Economics / Environmental Economics , Political Science / History & Theory ,

Description:... There is a complex relationship between the environment and the development of tourism, which this book discusses in a thorough and informative manner. Specialists from several disciplines pay attention to the challenges of sustainable tourism, devoting their full attention to cultural, regional and policy issues. This is a revised edition that has been expanded to 22 contributions, with inclusion of the cultural element. All chapters have been updated to include new data and information added to the existing body of literature in the last 7 years. It includes new developments and new insights into the relationship between tourism and the environment. An invaluable sequel to the first edition.