Part I: The New Silk Road - An Overview of the Global Project -- Part II: A Global Phenomenon Explored Through Different Regional Views -- Part III: Different Viewpoints on Political, Socio-Economics, Cultural and Ecological Impacts of the New Silk Road -- Part IV: Tourism Perspectives.

Defining quality of life (qol) at personal or societal level is a difficult process which largely depends on the selected determining factors. Among the various parameters having been proposed as qol determinants, leisure and culture issues have only recently found their place, as they had long...