Sustainable Tourism: Theory and Practice
- ISBN-10
- 075066438X
- ISBN-13
- 9780750664387
- Series
- Sustainable Tourism
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- David Bruce Weaver
Description
Divided into 11 chapters it covers*?Alternative tourism? (AT), or small-scale tourism and its associated pros and cons * Sustainable tourism within the conventional?mass? tourism sector: the?green consumer?, transportation, accommodation, attractions and tour operator considering issues and developments in quality control * Destination sustainability: issues of community empowerment and ideal sustainability models * Conclusions for the future of sustainable tourism The wide variety of international case studies used include: backpacking in Australia and Spain, Volunteer tourism in the US, Six Continents and Marriott hotels, Disney World, the Grand Prix, the Grand Canyon, mountain gorilla parks in Uganda and many more.-
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