Island tourism [[electronic resource] ] : towards a sustainable perspective / / edited by Jack Carlsen and Richard Butler

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, [England] ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Disciplina: 910.68/4
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable tourism; Islands - Economic conditions; Islands - Environmental aspects; Sustainable development
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CarlsenJack ButlerRichard <1943->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Dedications; 1 Introducing Sustainable Perspectives of Island Tourism; PART I: ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM; PART II: SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM; PART III: ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Islands are the most vulnerable and fragile of tourism destinations and will experience even more pressure as the combined impacts of economic, social and environmental change accelerate in the future. In order to understand the process of island tourism development, response to change and challenges and their journey to sustainability, this book provides insights and instruction on topics including social, cultural, environmental and economic aspects of island tourism.
• Titolo autorizzato: Island tourism
• ISBN: 1-283-06644-0; 9786613066442; 1-84593-699-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464977903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ecotourism book series.