Around the world, ecotourism has been hailed as a panacea: a way to fund conservation and scientific research, protect fragile ecosystems, benefit communities, promote development in poor countries, instill environmental awareness and a social conscience in the travel industry, …
This book covers all aspects of the economics and management of geotourism, an increasingly important sector of nature tourism that focuses on the geology and landscape of different territories, providing a pleasurable and educational tourist experience. Geotourism is a sustaina…
Part 1. Tourism Policies and Practices Across Time and Space -- Part 2. Types and Forms of Tourism -- Part 3. Tourism Industry Practices. "Vietnam has experienced rapid growth within its tourism industry during the past decade. This growth is part of Vietnam's transitional econ…
Introduction / Peter Wiltshier and John B. Read IV -- Appalachian Trail communities : gateway partners in parks and protected area management / Robert S. Bristow, Julie Judkins, and Jessica Schottanes -- Building a gateway to the Arctic : a political economy perspective on touri…
"Focusing exclusively on tourism development, planning and policy, this book draws together new voices to provide case studies illuminating issues across western Europe. It adopts a range of methodological approaches to cover areas such as industrial tourism, natural and cultura…
Tourism in Asia is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, driven by the increasing wealth of countries like Taiwan, South Korea and Malaysia, and by the huge populations of China, India and Indonesia. This book addresses this imbalance by providing collection of chapter…
Overtourism: Causes, Implications and Solutions
"Destination branding and marketing form the backbone of tourism industry growth, but it is increasingly important that the strategies employed consider and promote sustainable solutions. This book provides a comprehensive set of tools and techniques for branding and marketing f…
The Routledge handbook of tourism research
Pt. 1. Foundations for tourism research. An outline of the history of tourism theory: source material (for future research) / Boris Vukonicʹ -- Modern mass tourism in China: some theoretical issues / Julio Aramberri, Yanjun Xie -- Remodelling the language of tourism: from monolo…