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Tourism and Sustainability: New Tourism in the Third World

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Description for Tourism and Sustainability: New Tourism in the Third World Hardback. BIC Classification: GTF. Dimension: 234 x 156. . "Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-354) and index. Commissioning organisation: Martin Mowforth and Ian Munt. xvii, 363 p. ill., maps 24 cm. Associated Names: Munt, Ian. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Science & Nature - Environment & Ecology - Environmental Economics,Science & Nature - Environment & Ecology - Sustainable Development,Sp"

Increasingly, advocates of tourism argue that tourism growth offers a means for Third World countries to escape the confines of 'underdevelopment' and that new forms of tourism in particular allow this transition to be achieved sustainably and equitably. Building upon this fundamental precept, this book explores and challenges the notions of sustainability, globalization and development, and their relationship to contemporary tourism in the Third World.

Adopting a broad geographical and conceptual perspective, the authors contend that a clear understanding of the tourism process and its relationship to development can only be achieved by an interdisciplinary approach, touching on environmentalism, ... Read more

Developing the relationship between topics, from tourists and their relationships with new social movements to the impact of tourism policies adopted by national governments, this book examines a number of alternatives for the development of tourism in the Third World to progress.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd Dublin, Ireland
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415137638
SKU
KEX0166457
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Martin Mowforth
Martin Mowforth is a freelance researcher and Visiting Research Fellow in Human Geography at the University of Plymouth. Ian Munt is a freelance human settlements specialist and Associate Lecturer at the Open University.

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