Volunteer tourism : experiences that make a difference / Stephen Wearing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wearing, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Volunteer tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxon ; New York : CABI, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Volunteer tourism describes a field of tourism, in which travelers visit a destination and take part in projects in the local community. This book provides an overview of the phenomenon of volunteer tourism, its sources and its development as a concept.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Alternative Tourism Experiences; Chapter 3 Volunteer Tourism Experiences; Chapter 4 Exploring the Experience; Chapter 5 The Volunteer Tourist's Experience - Self and Identity; Chapter 6 The Site, Social Value and the Self; Chapter 7 Developing the Self Through the Volunteer Tourism Experience; Chapter 8 The Impacts on Communities: Moving Beyond the Passing Gaze; Chapter 9 Volunteer Tourism: Moving on from the Empty Meeting Ground; References; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-191) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-82922-2

9786610829224

0-85199-765-1

OCLC:

476055957