Tourism, Development and Growth: The Challenge of Sustainability

Tourism, Development and Growth: The Challenge of Sustainability
ISBN-10
1134721528
ISBN-13
9781134721528
Category
Science
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2005-10-05
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Salah Wahab, John J. Pigram

Description

Distinguishing between sustainable development and sustainable tourism, the authors examine whether, and in what form, tourism can contribute to sustainable development and growth. Focusing on different types of tourism appropriate to particular situations, the team of leading contributors draws on examples from around the world - Canada, USA, Spain, Belgium, UK, Australia - to explore tourism's contribution to the economic, social, political and environmental advancement of developing countries and the importance of tourism in industrialised nations. This book examines the new policies and initiatives established by both the private sector and the state to pursue sustainable tourism growth and identifies the opportunities and challenges inherent in achieving it.

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