Environment and tourism

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Title:

Author:

Holden, Andrew.

ISBN:

9780415207171

9780415207188

Personal Author:

Holden, Andrew.

Publication Information:

London : Routledge, 2000.

Physical Description:

xvii, 225 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Routledge introductions to environment series

Contents:

1. Introducing tourism -- 2. Perceptions of environments for tourism and ethical issues -- 3. Tourism's relationship with the environment -- 4. Tourism, the environment and economics -- 5. The environmental planning and mangagement of tourism -- 6. Sustainability and tourism -- 7. The future of tourism's relationship with the environment.

Abstract:

"Environment and Tourism is an introductory text about the relationship that exists between tourism, society and the environment. The book examines the meanings of 'tourism' and 'environment' and gives a historical overview of the growth of tourism. It discusses how the tourism industry markets physical and cultural environments, to sell into the consumer market. Inevitably there have been consequences from the growth of tourism on environments and the use of environmental management and planning techniques is described. Ethical dimensions of the interaction between tourism and the environment are also considered. The book suggests ways in which the economics of tourism can be adopted in a positive way to aid conservation, in light of the failure of conventional economics to deal with problems of resource usage and pollution."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Tourism -- Environmental aspects.

Tourism.

Tourism -- Social aspects.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy042/00038250.html

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Summary

For many people, holidays are an increasingly central feature of contemporary western society. The tourism industry has expanded rapidly since 1950, but this book poses the significant question of consequent environmental impacts: are environments being benefited or damaged, by the tourist who visit them?

A well-balanced introductory text, this topical book on the relationships between tourism, society and the environment, examines 'tourism' and 'environment' in detail, and gives a historical overview of the growth of the tourism industry. It discusses how the tourism industry markets physical and cultural environments to be consumed by the tourist, and the consequences of the tourism they then attract. It explores:

* how the economics of tourism can be adopted in a positive way to aid conservation
* whether the concept of sustainability can be applied to tourism
* provides a critique of the 'new' forms of tourism, that have developed in recent years.

An extensive range of international case studies from both the developed and developing world are used to illustrate the theoretical ideas presented, and to aid the student, it includes end of chapter summaries, further reading guides and boxed vignettes focusing on contemporary environmental issues and debates.