Mowforth, M: Tourism and Responsibility

Martin Mowforth (University of Plymouth, UK)|Clive Charlton (University of Plymouth, UK)|Ian Munt

ISBN 10: 0415423643 / ISBN 13: 9780415423649

Verlag: Taylor & Francis, 2007

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Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Dr Martin Mowforth is a part-time lecturer in the School of Geography at the University of Plymouth where his work focuses on issues of environment, development, sustainability, natural disasters and tourism. He has been and still is an occasional develo. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 594640356

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Titel: Mowforth, M: Tourism and Responsibility

Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Erscheinungsdatum: 2007

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: New

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Book by Mowforth Martin Charlton Clive Munt Ian

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This book discusses the responsibility, or otherwise, of tourism activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. It considers issues such as the reduction of poverty through tourism and the conflict between increasing volumes of air travel spent in our continuing search for pleasure and the resulting contribution to global warming.

The authors believe that tourism can only be adequately assessed through a consideration of how it fits into the structure of power. It is also argued that tourism cannot be analyzed without a consideration of its impacts on and links with development. This relationship between tourism, responsibility, power and development is explored in chapters covering both the macro and the micro level of responsibility. The authors look at methods of practising tourism responsibly or irresponsibly at the personal, company, national and international levels. The questions and dilemmas of "placing" responsibility in the tourism industry are examined throughout.

Widely illustrating all these themes and issues with examples and case studies from throughout the sub-continent, this book will be of importance to students and academics and to the work of practitioners of development and tourism-related projects run by both governmental and non-governmental aid and development agencies.