Sustainable island tourism : competitiveness and quality of life / edited by Patrizia Modica (Department of Economics and Business, University of Cagliari, Italy) and Muzaffer Uysal (Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Massachusetts, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Modica, Patrizia, editor.

Uysal, Muzaffer, editor.

C.A.B. International.

Series:

CABI series in tourism management research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable tourism.

Islands--Environmental aspects.

Islands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 196 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, charts.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book highlights the characteristics of island tourism development, specifically outlining different impacts on the natural environment and local economy, including its effect on employment, quality of life, culture and traditions, with a set of strategic indicators suggested to plan, monitor and control the sustainability of island tourism destinations. The book also explores different public and private instruments for supporting the sustainable tourism development in island destinations. Finally, it explores different strategies for improving competitiveness of island destinations and increasing advantages for all stakeholders. The book has 11 chapters and a subject index.

Contents:

Sustainability and Tourism Development in Island Territories / Patrizia Modica and Muzaffer Uysal

Ecotourism and Environmental Management : A Case Study of a Partnership for Conservation in Fiji / Kelly S. Bricker and Deborah L. Kerstetter

Rhetoric versus the Realities of Sustainable Tourism : The Case of Cyprus / Anna Farmaki, Levent Altinay and Muhammet Yaşarata

The Various Faces of Competitiveness in Tourism : A Survey of the extant literature / Robertico Croes and Marketa Kubickova

Island Tourism Competitiveness and Sustainability in the Maldives / Jack Carlsen and Mariyam Zulfa

Quality of Life, the Tourism Area Life Cycle and Sustainability : A Case of Cuba / Meghan Beardsley

Place Satisfaction, Place Attachment and Quality of Life : Development of a Conceptual Framework for Island Destinations / Haywantee Ramkissoon

Developing a Sustainable Caribbean Tourism Product / Allan Wright

Dive Tourism and the Entrepreneurial Process in the Perhentian Islands, Malaysia / Julia Jeyacheya and Mark P. Hampton

Stakeholders' Perceived Impact of Wind Farms at a Tourism Destination : A Case Study of Jeju Island, South Korea / Seungwoo John Lee

Island Tourism : Challenges and Future Research Directions / Muzaffer Uysal and Patrizia Modica.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from PDF title page (viewed April 3, 2017).

Other Format:

Print version: Sustainable island tourism.

ISBN:

1-78064-542-2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.