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Sustainable Tourism Management / John Swarbrooke.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York : CABI Pub., c.1999.Description: ix, 371 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0851993141 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.4791 SWA
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 338.4791 SWA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002000199878

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Sustainable tourism is attracting enormous attention today throughout the world. This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of the practice and management of the subject. It offers a range of definitions of sustainable tourism from different sectors of tourism and different parts of the world. Key issues and current debates are also discussed and a range of examples of sustainable tourism management practice are given. The book is designed to be interactive, with group and individual exercises and discussion points to further understanding of the subject.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-366) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part One Introduction
  • 1 Historical Background
  • 2 The Nature and Scope of Sustainable Tourism
  • 3 A Critique of Current Thinking in Sustainable Tourism Management
  • 4 Towards a New Approach to Sustainable Tourism Management
  • Conclusions to Part One
  • Part Two The Three Dimensions of Sustainable Tourism
  • 5 The Environmental Dimension
  • 6 The Economic Dimension
  • 7 The Social Dimension
  • Conclusions to Part Two
  • Part Three The Key Actors in Sustainable Tourism
  • 8 The Public Sector
  • 9 The Industry
  • 10 The Voluntary Sector
  • 11 The Host Community
  • 12 The Media
  • 13 The Tourist
  • Conclusions to Part Three
  • Part Four Sustainable Tourism in Different Geographical Milieux
  • 14 Coastal Areas and the Sea
  • 15 Rural Areas
  • 16 Urban Areas
  • 17 Mountainous Regions
  • 18 Islands
  • 19 Developing Countries
  • Conclusions to Part Four
  • Part Five Sustainable Tourism and Functional Management
  • 20 Marketing Management
  • 21 Human Resource Management
  • 22 Operations Management
  • 23 Financial Management
  • Conclusions to Part Five
  • Part Six Sustainable Tourism and the Different Sectors and Types of Tourism
  • 24 Tourist Destinations
  • 25 Visitor Attractions
  • 26 Tour Operations
  • 27 Transport
  • 28 Hospitality
  • 29 Cultural Tourism
  • 30 Ecotourism
  • 31 All-inclusive and Self-contained Resort Complexes
  • 32 Business Tourism
  • Conclusions to Part Six
  • Part Seven Conclusions
  • 33 Conclusions
  • Part Eight The Future of Sustainable Tourism
  • 34 The Future of Sustainable Tourism
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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