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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780351903321

Titolo

Tourism in destination communities [[electronic resource] /] / edited by S. Singh,  D.J. Timothy, and R.K. Dowling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : Cabi Pub., 2003

ISBN

1-280-83356-4

9786610833566

0-85199-760-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DowlingRoss Kingston

SinghShalini

TimothyDallen J

Disciplina

338.4/791

Soggetti

Tourism - Social aspects

Tourism

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; I COMMUNITY TOURISM PERSPECTIVES; 1 Tourism and Destination Communities; 2 Destination Communities: Structures, Resources and Types; II COMMUNITY TOURISM DYNAMICS; 3 The Economics of Tourism in Host Communities; 4 Tourism and Local Society and Culture; 5 Heritage, Identity and Places: for Tourists and Host Communities; 6 Politics and Place: an Analysis of Power in Tourism Communities; 7 Self-determination: Exercising Indigenous Rights in Tourism; 8 Generating Goodwill in Tourism through Ethical Stakeholder Interactions

III CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DESTINATION COMMUNITIES9 Development Issues in Destination Communities; 10 Appropriate Planning for Tourism in Destination Communities: Participation, Incremental Growth and Collaboration; 11 Community Attitudes: Tourism Development in Natural Environments; 12 Local Involvement in Managing Tourism; 13 Presenting Destinations: Marketing Host Communities; 14 Understanding Tourism and Destination Communities; Index

Sommario/riassunto

As a result of the ongoing growth in the tourism industry, many



destinations around the world are undergoing transformations. This book describes both the positive and negative effects of tourism on the host community.