Tourism and Sustainable Community Development
Author: Greg Richards
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780415309158
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the tourist industry becomes increasingly important to communities around the world, the need to develop tourism sustainably has also become a primary concern. This collection of international case-studies addresses this crucial issue by asking what local communities can contribute to sustainable tourism, and what sustainability can offer local communities. Individually these investigations present a wealth of original research and source material. Collectively the book illuminates the term 'community', the meaning of which, it is argued, is vital to understanding how sustainable tourism development can be implemented in practice.