Understanding and managing tourism impacts : an integrated approach / / . Michael Hall and Alan A. Lew

• Autore: Hall Colin Michael <1961-, >
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (393 p.)
• Disciplina: 910.68/4
• Soggetto topico: Tourism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LewAlan A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : conceptualising tourism -- Understanding impacts -- Economic impacts -- Socio-cultural impacts -- Physical impacts -- Integrated approaches to tourism impacts : the role of planning -- The future of tourism.
• Sommario/riassunto: As one of the world's largest industries, tourism carries with it significant social, environmental, economic and political impacts. Although tourism can provide significant economic benefits for some destinations, the image of tourism as a benign and environmentally friendly industry has often been challenged. There is a clear and growing body of evidence that suggests that the effects of tourism development are far more complex than policy-makers usually suggest and that the impacts of tourism occur not just at the destination but at all stages of a tourist's trip. Furthermore, tourism do
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding and managing tourism impacts
• ISBN: 1-135-98387-9; 1-282-37773-6; 9786612377730; 0-415-77133-1; 0-203-87587-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455400603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility