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Tourism, Globalization and Development: Responsible Tourism Planning
Donald G. Reid
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Description for Tourism, Globalization and Development: Responsible Tourism Planning
Hardback. '[Reid's ideas] will change the way planners view the tourism process, and ultimately may enhance the well-being of local communities..' Clare Mitchell, University of Waterloo Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 maps/ 10 figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; KC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Tourism is booming world wide - it makes up a massive part of the global economy. Donald G. Reid's book focuses on tourism in developing and less-developed countries. He examines its social and environmental impact and offers a timely critical analysis of the part it plays in globalisation.
Many of the world's poorest countries rely on the tourist trade for the major part of their income. However, all too often, the local communities involved do not reap the benefits of this trade. Developers often exclude local communities from the initial planning and decision-making process, viewing them either ... Read more
Tourism is booming world wide - it makes up a massive part of the global economy. Donald G. Reid's book focuses on tourism in developing and less-developed countries. He examines its social and environmental impact and offers a timely critical analysis of the part it plays in globalisation.
Many of the world's poorest countries rely on the tourist trade for the major part of their income. However, all too often, the local communities involved do not reap the benefits of this trade. Developers often exclude local communities from the initial planning and decision-making process, viewing them either ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745319995
SKU
V9780745319995
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About Donald G. Reid
Donald G. Reid is University Professor Emeritus at the School of Rural Planning and Development, Faculty of Environmental Design and Development, University of Guelph, Canada. He is the author of Tourism, Globalization and Development (Pluto Press, 2003).
Reviews for Tourism, Globalization and Development: Responsible Tourism Planning
'Exposed the underpinnings of a tourism industry that is totally committed to consumerism and the destructive reality of a market economy'
Stephen Wearing
Stephen Wearing