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Ghazali Musa (Ed.) - Mountaineering Tourism - 9781138083936 - V9781138083936
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Mountaineering Tourism

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Description for Mountaineering Tourism Paperback. Editor(s): Musa, Ghazali; Higham, James; Thompson- Carr, Anna. Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility. Num Pages: 384 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white tables, 14 black & white halftones, 8 bl. BIC Classification: KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .

In May 1993 the British Mountaineering Council met to discuss the future of high altitude tourism. Of concern to attendees were reports of queues on Everest and reference was made to mountaineer Peter Boardman calling Everest an ‘amphitheater of the ego’. Issues raised included environmental and social responsibility and regulations to minimize impacts. In the years that have followed there has been a surge of interest in climbing Everest, with one day in 2012 seeing 234 climbers reach the summit. Participation in mountaineering tourism has surely escalated beyond the imagination of those who attended the meeting 20 years ago.

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Written by leading academics from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, this insightful book will provide students, researchers and academics with a better understanding of the unique aspects of tourism management and development of this growing form of adventure tourism across the world.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138083936
SKU
V9781138083936
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Ghazali Musa (Ed.)
Ghazali Musa is a Professor, a medical doctor and a PhD in tourism. He is the Head of the Services Research and Innovation Center and the Department of Strategy and Business Policy at the Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. He has a wide interest in tourism research which includes scuba diving tourism, mountaineering tourism, backpacking tourism, medical tourism, ... Read more

Reviews for Mountaineering Tourism
"Overall, this book aims to provide a ‘‘critical treatment of the possibilities and pitfalls of mountaineering tourism’’. I would suggest that it succeeds. (…) It does provide a valuable resource for anyone seeking a glimpse into some of mountaineering’s history, geography, guided experiences, alpine clubs, relationships to the environment and local communities, risk, ethics, and safety." - Mountain Research and ... Read more

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