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Island Tourism : A Sustainable Perspective.
Title:
Island Tourism : A Sustainable Perspective.
Author:
Carlsen, Jack.
ISBN:
9781845936990
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (263 pages)
Series:
Ecotourism Series No. 8
Contents:
Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Dedications -- 1 Introducing Sustainable Perspectives of Island Tourism -- PART I: ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM -- 2 Aliens in an Ancient Landscape: Rabbits, Rats and Tourists on Macquarie Island -- 3 From Sand Mining to Sand Bashing in About 30 Years: a Difficult Journey Towards Sustainable Tourism for Fraser Island -- 4 Managing Tourism on Green Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Conservation, Commerce and Compromises -- 5 Tourism and Sustainability in the Lakshadweep Islands -- 6 The Risk of Climate Change for Tourism in the Maldives -- PART II: SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM -- 7 Host and Guest Perceptions of Tourism Impacts in Island Settings: a Malaysian Perspective -- 8 Island Casino Development: an Antithesis of Socioculturally Sustainable Tourism. The cases of St Croix and Christmas Islands -- 9 Social Sustainability of Tourism in a Culture of Sensuality, Sexual Freedom and Violence: Trinidad and Tobago -- 10 Sustainable Host-Guest Interactions on Islands: Bruny and Magnetic Islands -- 11 Sustainable Tourism in High-latitude Islands: Shetland Islands -- PART III: ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM -- 12 Rejuvenating Paradise: Changing Products, Changing Markets and Changing Visitor Behaviour in Mauritius -- 13 Sustainable Island Tourism: the Case of Okinawa -- 14 Tourism in Mediterranean Islands: a Comparative Analysis -- 15 Sustainable Tourism Transportation in Hawaii: a Holistic Approach -- 16 Planning for Sustainable Island Tourism Development in the Maldives -- 17 Conclusions and Implications for Sustainable Island Tourism -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Abstract:
Islands are the most vulnerable and fragile of tourism destinations and will experience even more pressure as the combined impacts of economic, social and environmental change accelerate in the future. In order to understand the process of island tourism development, response to change and challenges and their journey to sustainability, this book provides insights and instruction on topics including social, cultural, environmental and economic aspects of island tourism.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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