"This book explores the link among the heritage tourism, conservation and sustainable development. It focuses on the significance of tangible and intangible heritages and its conservation and promotion. It also emphasizes various strategies in order to promote heritage tourism so that residents...

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...

Tourism industry in Thailand is important for economic activity and for determining the regional policy of the country. Tourism is likely to increase its contribution to the GDP from its already significant role of more than 10%. Local people get undeniable benefits from tourism in their...

Introduction / Peter Wiltshier and John B. Read IV -- Appalachian Trail communities : gateway partners in parks and protected area management / Robert S. Bristow, Julie Judkins, and Jessica Schottanes -- Building a gateway to the Arctic : a political economy perspective on tourism development...