1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449964303321

Autore

Gmelch George

Titolo

Behind the smile [[electronic resource] ] : the working lives of Caribbean tourism / / George Gmelch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2003

ISBN

0-253-11064-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Disciplina

338.4/79172981

Soggetti

Tourism - Caribbean Area

Tourism - Caribbean Area - Employees

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-207) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; 1 Island Tourism; 2 Work and Encounters in Tourism; 3 The Airport; 4 The Hotel; 5 The Beach; 6 The Attractions; 7 Government and Tourism; 8 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Behind the Smile is an inside look at the world of Caribbean tourism as                seen through the lives of the men and women in the tourist industry in Barbados. The                workers represent every level of tourism, from maid to hotel manager, beach gigolo                to taxi driver, red cap to diving instructor. These highly personal accounts offer                insight into complex questions about tourism: how race shapes interactions between                tourists and workers, how tourists may become agents of cultural change, the meaning                of sexual encoun



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139501403321

Titolo

Sediment cascades [[electronic resource] ] : an integrated approach / / edited by Tim Burt, Robert Allison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2010

ISBN

1-282-68999-1

9786612689994

0-470-68287-6

0-470-68286-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (483 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BurtT. P

AllisonR. J (Robert J.)

Disciplina

627/.122

Soggetti

Sediment transport

Sedimentation and deposition

Sediments (Geology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Sediment Cascades in the Environment: An Integrated Approach; 2 Mountains and Montane Channels; 3 Landslides and Rockfalls; 4 Sediment Cascades in Active Landscapes; 5 Pacific Rim Steeplands; 6 Local Buffers to the Sediment Cascade: Debris Cones and Alluvial Fans; 7 Overland Flow and Soil Erosion; 8 Erosional Processes and Sediment Transport in Upland Mires; 9 Gravel-Bed Rivers; 10 The Fine-Sediment Cascade; 11 Streams, Valleys and Floodplains in the Sediment Cascade; 12 Lakes and Reservoirs in the Sediment Cascade

13 Continental-Scale River Basins14 Estuaries; 15 The Continental Shelf and Continental Slope; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. Suitable for academic researchers, industry practitioners, research students and advanced level undergraduates, seeking detailed knowledge and an up-to-date review of the recent research literature. The emphasis is on contemporary sediment system dynamics with



relevance both to landscape management and landform development. Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach begins with an explanation of the need for an integrated approach to sed