Tourism and development : concepts and issues / edited by Richard Sharpley and David J. Telfer.
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TextSeries: Aspects of tourism ; 5Publication details: Clevendon ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, c2002.Description: viii, 397 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 1873150342 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 338.4791 SHA
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The development of tourism is frequently justified on the basis of its potential contribution to the broader socio-economic development of destination areas. Indeed, tourism is generally considered an effective vehicle of development, yet the meaning and objectives of 'development', and the extent to which it can be achieved through tourism, is rarely questioned. Moreover, the relationship between tourism and development remains an under-represented area of study and research.
This book addresses this gap in the literature by challenging many of the widelyheld assumptions about tourism's developmental contribution. In the first part, a theoretical link is established between the discrete yet interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. More specifically, the meaning of development and successive development paradigms are considered within the context of tourism. This provides a conceptual foundation for the second part of the book, which addresses a number of fundamental issues related to tourism's potential contribution to development. These include issues of economic development, regional development, socio-cultural development and environmental development. Finally, the third part focuses upon barriers to tourism-induced development, arguing that a new political economy of tourism, the consumption of tourism and the dominance of the sustainable development paradigm represent significant counterpoints to overly simplistic models of tourism's potential contribution to development.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-392) and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Contributors (p. vii)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Part 1 Development Theories and Tourism Theory
- 1 Tourism: A Vehicle for Development? (p. 11)
- 2 The Evolution of Tourism and Development Theory (p. 35)
- Part 2 Relationship Between Development and Tourism
- 3 Tourism and Economic Development Issues (p. 81)
- 4 Tourism and Regional Development Issues (p. 112)
- 5 Tourism and Community Development Issues (p. 149)
- 6 Tourism Employment Issues in Developing Countries: Examples from Indonesia (p. 165)
- 7 Tourism and Sociocultural Development Issues (p. 202)
- 8 Tourism, Development and the Environment (p. 231)
- Part 3 Barriers to Tourism Development
- 9 Towards a New Political Economy of Global Tourism (p. 265)
- 10 The Consumption of Tourism (p. 300)
- 11 Sustainability: A Barrier to Tourism Development? (p. 319)
- 12 Conclusion: Tourism and Development (p. 338)
- References (p. 349)
- Index (p. 394)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Dr Raoul Bianchi is Research Fellow in Tourism, Culture and Development at the University of North London, UKDr Judith Cukier is an Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Environmental Studies
Dr Atsuko Hashimoto is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock University, Canada
Dr Tanja Mihalic is Associate Professor of Tourism Economics and management at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dr Richard Sharpley is Reader in Travel and Tourism at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK
Dr Chris Southgate is Lecturer in Environmental Management at the University of Central Lancashire, UK
Dr David J. Telfer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock University, Canada
Dr Dallen Timothy is Assistant Professor of Tourism at Arizona State University