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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462446803321

Autore

Holden Andrew

Titolo

The Routledge handbook of tourism and the environment / / edited by Andrew Holden and David Fennell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-58554-5

9786613897992

0-203-12110-4

1-136-32556-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (625 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FennellDavid A. <1963->

Disciplina

338.4/791

Soggetti

Tourism - Environmental aspects

Sustainable tourism

Ecotourism

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Scientific realities and cultural constructs of the environment -- pt. 2. Ecosystems and impact issues -- pt. 3. Environmental policy, resource governance and management -- pt. 4. Terminology and types of tourism -- pt. 5. Contemporary and future issues.

Sommario/riassunto

The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and the Environment explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies inherent to tourism's relationship with nature, especially pertinent at a time of major re-evaluation of our relationship with the environment as a consequence of the environmental problems we now face. It brings together leading specialists from range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research on this complex relationship and future direction. The book is divided in to five