Product Description

A well-balanced introductory text, this topical book uses an extensive range of international case studies to discus the tourism industry's marketing of physical and cultural environments, and the consequences the tourism they then attract.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #535241 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
'Overall the book is commended to readers as being an essential text in the area of tourism and environment and no doubt in due course it will become a classic in the field.' - International Journal of Tourism Research

'Andrew Holden writes in an accessible and straightforward style without patronising the reader, and this introductory-level book is packed with case-study materials, examples and discussions of how issues play out ... all in all, this is a good starter for entry-level students.' - Mike Crang, Times Higher Education Supplement

From the Back Cover
For many people 'going on holiday' is an increasingly central feature of contemporary western society. The tourism industry has expanded rapidly since 1950, but are environments benefiting from or being damaged by, the tourists who visit them?
Environment and Tourism is an introductory text about the relationship that exists between tourism, society and the environment. The book examines the meanings of 'tourism' and 'environment' and gives a historical overview of the growth of tourism. It discusses how the tourism industry markets physical and cultural environments, to sell into the consumer market. Inevitably there have been consequences from the growth of tourism on physical and cultural environments and the use of environmental management and planning techniques are described. Ethical dimensions of the interaction between tourism and the environment are also considered. The book suggests ways in which the economics of tourism can be adopted in a positive way to aid conservation, in light of the failure of conventional economics to deal with problems of resource usage and pollution.
Environment and Tourism proceeds to look at whether the concept of sustainability can be applied to tourism and provides a critique of the 'new' forms of tourism, that developed towards the end of the twentieth century. An extensive range of international case studies are used to illustrate the theoretical ideas presented. To aid the student there are chapter outlines, end-of-chapter summaries and further reading sections.

About the Author
Andrew Holden is Principal Research Fellow in Tourism at the University of Luton.