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Empowerment for Sustainable Tourism Development
T.H.B. . Ed(S): Sofield
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Description for Empowerment for Sustainable Tourism Development
hardcover. Aiming to explore theoretical advances in tourism studies, this book explores the relationship between tourism, sustainable development and empowerment. The theoretical framework is explored across three levels through five case studies drawn from the South Pacific. Editor(s): Sofield, T.H.B. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 410 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
Aiming to explore theoretical advances in tourism studies, this book explores the triadic relationship between tourism, sustainable development and empowerment. While tourism has begun to focus on community consultations, the process has tended to follow the path of development for communities rather than development by communities. In many cases the result has been disempowerment rather than empowerment. This study goes beyond a focus on the impacts of tourism to explore the relevance of a body of political, economic, sociological, anthropological and development theory to formulate a synthesized construct of empowerment which provides a useful standpoint to consider the community/tourism development ... Read more
Aiming to explore theoretical advances in tourism studies, this book explores the triadic relationship between tourism, sustainable development and empowerment. While tourism has begun to focus on community consultations, the process has tended to follow the path of development for communities rather than development by communities. In many cases the result has been disempowerment rather than empowerment. This study goes beyond a focus on the impacts of tourism to explore the relevance of a body of political, economic, sociological, anthropological and development theory to formulate a synthesized construct of empowerment which provides a useful standpoint to consider the community/tourism development ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
Series
Tourism Social Science Series
Number of Pages
410
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780080439464
SKU
V9780080439464
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for Empowerment for Sustainable Tourism Development
"...makes an important contribution to the literature on tourism and development." -Regina Scheyvens, TOURISM MANAGEMENT (Aug 2006)