Backpacker tourism and economic development : perspectives from the less developed world / / Mark P. Hampton
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| Autore: |
Hampton Mark P.
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| Titolo: |
Backpacker tourism and economic development : perspectives from the less developed world / / Mark P. Hampton
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (185 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 796.5109172/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Backpacking - Developing countries |
| Tourism - Developing countries | |
| Economic development - Developing countries | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Developing countries Economic conditions |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 What is backpacker tourism?; 2 Cultural and social aspects of backpackers; 3 Who wins, who loses? Backpacker tourism and economic development; 4 Guest houses and tattoo parlours: backpackers in cities; 5 The beach and Full Moon Parties: backpackers at the coast; 6 Policy implications and conclusions; Appendix; Notes; References; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | There has been a phenomenal growth of backpacker tourism from the overland routes to India in the 1960s, to present-day backpacker tourism across the less developed world. As a result there has been significant economic development impacts of backpacker tourism upon local communities especially in areas with the largest concentrations of backpackers (South and South-East Asia particularly Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and India), as well as increasingly in Latin America.This volume provides a focused review of the economic development impacts of backpacker tourism in developing regio |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Backpacker tourism and economic development |
| ISBN: | 1-135-93308-1 |
| 0-203-54730-6 | |
| 1-299-48081-0 | |
| 1-135-93301-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910964681303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility ; ; 38.