Tourism, Globalization and Development: Responsible Tourism Planning - Rilegato

Reid, Donald G.

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ISBN 10: 0745319998 ISBN 13: 9780745319995

Casa editrice: Pluto Pr, 2003

Riassunto

Tourism is booming worldwide -- it makes up a massive part of the global economy. Donald G., Reid's book focuses on tourism in developing and less-developed countries. He examines its social and environmental impact and offers a timely critical analysis of the part it plays in globalization. Many of the world's poorest countries rely on the tourist trade for the major part of their income. However, all too often, the local communities involved do not reap the benefits of this trade. Developers often exclude local communities from the initial planning and decision-making process, viewing them either as a benign resource to be exploited, or as an impediment. Reid presents a rigourous critique of corporate-led tourism development and lays out alternatives that would give planning and control to the local communities involved. He argues that only in this way can the vastly differing requirments of each community be addressed, and social and environmental issues can be dealt with properly. The book includes a discussion of macro planning theory, and offers three case studies of locally controlled projects that show clearly how communities developing a tourist trade can benefit from it.

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L'autore

Donald G. Reid is professor and former Director of the School of Rural Planning and Development, Faculty of Environmental Design and Development, University of Guelph, Canada.

Contenuti

Introduction 1. Globalization And The Political Economy of Tourism Development 2. Tourism As A Function Of Development Studies 3. Concepts Of Tourism 4. Planning And Development Theory And Its Relation To Tourism Development 5. The Normative View Of Tourism Of Planning 6. Case Studies In Tourism Planning 7. The Integration Of Tourism In General Development Bibliography Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pluto Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0745319998
• ISBN 13: 9780745319995
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 251