The global political economy of the environment and tourism / Gabriela Kütting.
Material type: TextPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.Description: x, 193 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780230246249 (alk. paper)
- 0230246249 (alk. paper)
- 333.7 KUT
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book examines how local and global environment-society relations play out in coastal communities dependent on tourism for economic survival. It analyzes the consequences of social and economic policies on remote areas and makes a case for studying the role of environmental values in global environmental governance.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-188) and index.
Part I -- Introduction -- Environment, Tourism and Levels of Governance -- Environment and Global Political Economy -- Consumption and Equity -- Part II: Case Studies -- Zakynthos -- Thassos -- Cavo -- Sidero -- Conclusion.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgments (p. viii)
- List of Abbreviations (p. ix)
- Part I (p. 1)
- Chapter 1 Introduction: The Global Political Economy of Tourism and Local Environment-Society Relations (p. 3)
- Chapter 2 Environment, Tourism and Levels of Governance (p. 16)
- Chapter 3 Environment and Global Political Economy (p. 37)
- Chapter 4 Consumption and Equity (p. 62)
- Part II Case Studies (p. 87)
- Chapter 5 Zakynthos (p. 89)
- Chapter 6 Thassos (p. 114)
- Chapter 7 Cavo Sidero in Crete (p. 140)
- Chapter 8 Conclusion (p. 165)
- Bibliography (p. 179)
- Index (p. 189)