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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819044003321

Autore

Buswell R. J

Titolo

Mallorca and tourism : history, economy and environment / / R.J. Buswell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Buffalo, : Channel View Publications, c2011

ISBN

1-283-14749-1

9786613147493

1-84541-181-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (414 p.)

Collana

Aspects of tourism

Disciplina

338.4/79146754

Soggetti

Tourism - Spain - Majorca - History

Majorca (Spain) Economic conditions

Majorca (Spain) History

Majorca (Spain) Environmental conditions

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

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1. An Introduction to Mallorca’s Tourism and its Origins -- Chapter 2. Environmental Resources, Perceptions and Constraints for Tourism -- Chapter 3. The Historical Development of the Tourism Industry from the late 19th Century to the mid-1950's -- Chapter 4. When Majorca Was Spelled with a ‘J’: The First ‘Boom’ of the 1960's -- Chapter 5. From Crisis to Crisis (1973–2010) with a Continuing Boom in Between! -- Chapter 6. Environmental Impact and Sustainability -- Chapter 7. Policy and Planning for Tourism -- Chapter 8. Economy, Business and Politics -- Chapter 9. New Markets and Diversification -- Chapter 10. Future Trends -- Sources and References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the popular imagination, Mallorca is the archetypal mass tourism resort, one of the world’s pioneers of mass tourism, linking the resources of the Mediterranean to the supply of tourists from northern and western Europe. It is now attempting to better manage the ubiquitous transformational environmental and socio-economic impact of the industry. The book identifies and examines critically the major socio-economic and political forces that have played a significant part



in the formation of the industry; the development of tourism as a business and efforts to diversify the tourism product as it move into the uncertainties of the 21st century.