Author : Richard Sharpley
Release : 2014-11-17
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 756/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Tourism and Development by : Richard Sharpley
Download or read book Tourism and Development written by Richard Sharpley. This book was released on 2014-11-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores and challenges the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the discrete yet interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This revised and expanded second edition provides not only a comprehensive theoretical foundation in development studies but also a critical analysis of contemporary themes and issues relevant to the study of tourism and its potential contribution to development. The second edition contains new chapters on the following topics: • Tourism and Poverty Reduction • Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Socio-economic Development • Tourism, Climate Change and Development • Human Rights Issues in Tourism Development • Tourism, Development and International Studies