Tourism and welfare [[electronic resource] ] : ethics, responsibility and sustained well-being / / Derek Hall and Frances Brown

• Autore: Hall Derek R
• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, : CABI, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.4791
• Soggetto topico: Tourism - Social aspects; Tourism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BrownFrances <1956->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; The Authors; Preface; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1. Introduction and Context; 2. Access and Participation; 3. The Welfare of Tourists: Dimensions, Responsibilities and Implications; 4. Living and Working in Tourism Destinations; 5. Pro-poor Tourism?; 6. The Land Ethic? Tourism's Non-human Actors; 7. The Tourism Industry: Responses and Responsibilities; 8. Summary and Conclusions: Beyond Tourism; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: In recent years issues such as ethics, tourist safety, human rights, ethnocentrism, cultural sensitivity, behavior codes, green consumerism, and the perceptions of ''sustainability'' have become increasingly important in tourism studies. This book focuses on the concepts of welfare and well-being in tourism and provides an explanation, definition and a critique of welfare within tourism studies. Subjects covered include the welfare of tourists, employees in the tourism industry, residents in tourism destinations, animals as tourist attractions and the natural environment.
• Titolo autorizzato: Tourism and welfare
• ISBN: 1-280-73597-X; 9786610735976; 1-84593-104-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910446339003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II