and reduce carbon emissions, calculate the carbon sink of national park construction, and discuss whether tourism industry … accounts for about 10 % of Xianju County's total carbon emissions. This illustrates that the development of tourism has indeed … summarizes the stakeholders, relevant actions and policy tools for Xianju National Park to carry out low-carbon tourism. Finally …

The early days of tourism development had a naïve vision of tourism’s impacts on society in terms of economic, social …, and environmental benefits. Time has passed, and we have learnt lessons regarding the success and failure of tourism … development. Mass tourism development has pros and cons and is not necessarily the optimal development model. Alternative …

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Tourism, Modernity … and Identity Building -- 2. China’s Tourism and Heritage Tourism Development -- 3. Traditional and Political Philosophies … and Heritage Tourism -- 4. Governance, Tourism Development and the Heritage Sites -- 5. Representations of Modernity …