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Tourism and the environment / edited by F. D. Pineda.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Tourism Today
- Tourism today ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable tourism.
- Tourism--Environmental aspects.
- Tourism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (165 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Southampton, UK ; Boston : WIT Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The papers included in this volume address important issues related to tourism and the environment and offer a better understanding of some of the current challenges.The contributions deal with two perspectives of tourism and environment: the role of the environment in tourism and environmental tourism. In both cases the environment comprises the set of biophysical and cultural events surrounding us and influences the activities developed depending on time and site.Among the environmental characteristics of a region, climate is usually the most relevant and conditions almost all other componen
- Contents:
- Cover; Tourism and Environment; Copyright Page; Preface; About the Editor; Contents; The establishment of a sustainable management policy for coastal foraging (Oléron, France); Beach quality assessment as a tool for promoting sustainability in tourist islands: the case study of Oléron Island, France; A web-GIS for the choice of the path in regional greenways; Determination criteria for national water tourism routes; Coastal tourism, climate change uncertainties and adaptation options
- Prospective and planning strategy for the northern-most coral reef of the Eastern Pacific: Cabo Pulmo, Gulf of CaliforniaLocal population and visitors: perceptions and preferences of landscape in a touristic destination; Climate change in winter sport destinations: transdisciplinary research for implementing sustainable tourism; Climate change and local awareness: a comparative study on tourism stakeholders in Zandvoort (NL) and Costa del Sol (ES); Slope instability along some sectors of the road to La Bufadora
- Site specific approaches for managing the impacts of ecotourism in Belize, Central AmericaEarthquake's influence on inbound tourism: voices from the travel blogs; Perception, attitude and opinion of Spanish tourists about episodes of extreme heat; Author index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-84564-809-9
- OCLC:
- 862050080
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