Understanding and managing tourism impacts

By:

Hall, Colin Michael, 1961-

Contributor(s):

Lew, Alan A

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xx, 365 p. :) illISBN:

9780415771337

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

910.684

Summary: As one of the world's largest industries, tourism carries with it significant social, environmental, economic and political impacts. Although tourism can provide significant economic benefits for some destinations, the image of tourism as a benign and environmentally friendly industry has often been challenged. There is a clear and growing body of evidence that suggests that the effects of tourism development are far more complex than policy-makers usually suggest and that the impacts of tourism occur not just at the destination but at all stages of a tourist's trip. Furthermore, tourism do.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Botho University Botswana Open Shelves	Faculty of Hospitality & Sustainable Tourism	910.684 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		BU-LIB27234

Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-358) and index.

As one of the world's largest industries, tourism carries with it significant social, environmental, economic and political impacts. Although tourism can provide significant economic benefits for some destinations, the image of tourism as a benign and environmentally friendly industry has often been challenged. There is a clear and growing body of evidence that suggests that the effects of tourism development are far more complex than policy-makers usually suggest and that the impacts of tourism occur not just at the destination but at all stages of a tourist's trip. Furthermore, tourism do.

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