Responsible tourism : concepts, theory and practice /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2012.
• Subjects: Sustainable tourism.; Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000); Tourism and Travel.; Accountability.; Alternative tourism.; Tourism theory.; Electronic books.
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The primary intent for this book is to produce a broad, yet comprehensive, monograph on the concept of responsible tourism (RT), focusing on what is meant by the term and what it encompasses. The text thus presents a critical discourse on what RT is (chapters 2-4), its key tenets (chapters 5-8) and...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction / David Leslie
• The Responsible Tourism Debate / David Leslie
• International Transport and Climate Change: Taking Responsibility Seriously / Hugh Somerville
• The Consumers of Tourism / David Leslie
• Destination Communities and Responsible Tourism / Dallen J. Timothy
• Environmental Performance / Ralf Buckley
• The Politics of Tourism and Poverty Reduction / Anita Pleumarom
• Governance and Responsible Tourism / C. Michael Hall
• Adventure Tours: Responsible Tourism in Practice? / Jacqueline Holland
• Responsible Wildlife Tourism in Africa / Anna Spenceley and Andrew Rylance
• Cultural Heritage: World Heritage Sites and Responsible Tourism in Argentina / Albina L. Lara and Alicia Gemelli
• Hospitality Enterprise - a Key Influence / Piotr Zientara
• Conclusion / David Leslie.