Tourism is used as a main instrument of nation building in many postcolonial countries such as Namibia, South Africa …, Botswana and Madagascar. Using case studies from these areas, this book examines the strategic objectives for tourism growth …Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: Development Through Tourism? -- 2 Tourism …

This book of cases about rural tourism development in Canada demonstrates the different ways that tourism has been …Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Rural Tourism Development -- Chapter 2 … Political Economy of Rural Tourism Development in Canada -- Chapter 3 The Case of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia -- Chapter 4 The Case …

A collection of essays from scholars evaluating tourism as a means of simulating economic growth and fighting economic … inequalities in poor countries. It takes a look at the successes and failures of tourism in this role, and considers why tourism as … Developed Countries: is Tourism the Best Alternative? -- 2 The Myth of Agency Through Community Participation in Ecotourism -- 3 …

In order to understand the modern tourist, concepts of mobility have begun to be applied to tourism studies and have … questioned whether the word tourism is any longer sufficient to describe the complex socio-political milieu of people on the move …. This volume analyses tourism's wider role as an agent for the mobile population of the world. …

Offers an insight into how volunteer tourism is growing and developing. This title includes case studies from … communities and commercial, non-commercial and government entities involved in volunteer tourism. …, Culture and Power -- 1 Volunteer Tourism as Alternative Tourism: Journeys Beyond Otherness -- 2 'Pettin' the Critters …

This book investigates tourism as a form of globalization within the context of the island of Bali. The authors analyse … crisis management with regard to the Bali bombings, examine the impact of the bombings on the tourism development cycle and … Paradise Globalized -- 2 The Importance of Tourism -- 3 A Brand Created -- 4 Bali's Global Villages -- 5 Street Traders and …

The book provides a comprehensive discussion of the latest knowledge in the field of tourism and climate change. It is … aimed at tourism practitioners and those with an academic interest in the fields of tourism management and climate change … -- Chapter 2 The Tourism-Climate System -- Chapter 3 Case Studies of the Tourism-Climate System -- Chapter 4 An Overview of …

tourism. It begins by giving an overview of the cruise industry, followed by chapters focusing on the increasing demand for … Industry: An Industrial Organization Perspective -- 4 Cruise Tourism and Organizational Culture: The Case for Occupational … Communities -- 5 Cruise Sector Policy in a Tourism-dependent Island Destination: The Case of Bermuda -- PART II: DEMAND: CRUISE …

This book reviews the cultural tourism market in Europe from a survey carried out in 1997. It analyzes the way in which …Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- I Development of Cultural Tourism and Cultural Attractions -- 1 The … Development of Cultural Tourism in Europe -- 2 The Market for Cultural Attractions -- 3 The Experience Industry and the Creation …

Providing a synthesis of tourism as a source of injustice and as a means to address inequality throughout the world …Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms -- Introduction: Tourism and Inequality … -- Part I: Inequalities for Consumers -- 1 Tourism, Disability and Mobility -- 2 Tourism and Visual Impairment -- 3 Equal …