Planning for tourism, leisure and sustainability [electronic resource] : international case studies / Anthony S. Travis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Travis, Anthony S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable tourism--Case studies.

Sustainable tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : CAB International, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing a wide range of case studies in sustainable tourism planning, this authoritative work presents cases at both international and national levels as well as on a regional, sub-regional, urban, local and site scale. Drawing on the author's world-wide experience and with contributions from professionals in the field, this book takes a comparative approach relating to different economic, political and temporal dimensions, examining established initiatives both in the context of the standards of the time and from a modern perspective looking back. With an emphasis on sustainability, this un

Contents:

pt. 1. International and national scales

pt. 2. Regional tourism planning and natural resource planning

pt. 3. Coastal and maritime planning and management

pt. 4. Historic cities and sustainable tourism planning

pt. 5. Local and site scale of tourism and leisure services planning

pt. 6. 'Slicing the cake differently' - resorts, spas, pilgrimages and city tourism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-26772-1

9786613267726

1-84593-743-0

OCLC:

753480512