Tourism and the Environment : Regional, Economic and Policy Issues /
The issue of maintaining a balanced relationship between tourism and the environment has received considerable attention since the 1970s. However, only in the 1980s and 1990s did it become a topic of systematic academic inquiry and research, distinguished from the broader area of the environmental i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
1992.
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| Series: | Environment & assessment ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The issue of maintaining a balanced relationship between tourism and the environment has received considerable attention since the 1970s. However, only in the 1980s and 1990s did it become a topic of systematic academic inquiry and research, distinguished from the broader area of the environmental impacts of recreation and leisure activities. <br/> This volume dwells on the environmental and economic impacts of tourism and is divided as follows: <br/> Part 1: Introduction and Overview <br/> Part 2: Tourism and the Environment: General Considerations <br/> Part 3: Regional Issues <br/> Part 4: Economic Issues <br/> Part 5: Policy Issues <br/> The work is complemented by a subject index. <br/> |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401126960 (electronic bk.) 9401126968 (electronic bk.) |