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Volunteer Tourism: Experiences that Make a Difference (Cabi)
Stephen Wearing
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Description for Volunteer Tourism: Experiences that Make a Difference (Cabi)
Hardcover. Volunteer tourism describes a field of tourism, in which travellers visit a destination and take part in projects in the local community. This book provides an overview of the phenomenon of volunteer tourism, its sources and its development as a concept. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Volunteer tourism describes a field of tourism in which travellers visit a destination and take part in projects in the local community. Projects are commonly nature-based, people-based or involve restoration of buildings and artefacts. Contemporary volunteer tourism has tended to suffer from a lack of differentiation from other forms of tourism or volunteering, falling into areas such as alternative tourism, international volunteering, social work and conservation corps work. The aim of this book is to provide it with a more specific identity. This book provides: An overview of the phenomenon of volunteer tourism, its sources and its development as a ... Read more
Volunteer tourism describes a field of tourism in which travellers visit a destination and take part in projects in the local community. Projects are commonly nature-based, people-based or involve restoration of buildings and artefacts. Contemporary volunteer tourism has tended to suffer from a lack of differentiation from other forms of tourism or volunteering, falling into areas such as alternative tourism, international volunteering, social work and conservation corps work. The aim of this book is to provide it with a more specific identity. This book provides: An overview of the phenomenon of volunteer tourism, its sources and its development as a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
CABI
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780851995335
SKU
V9780851995335
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
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