Vacationscape: Developing Tourist Areas

By Clare A. Gunn

Book Overview

The third edition of this classic volume integrates the idea of balancing tourism with protection of the resources upon which it depends. The text stresses the role of the community, identifies potential pitfalls, and raises issues of developmental ethics. It includes topics such as environmental impact, sustainability, and ecotourism. Special emphasis is given to the growing need for business to implement environmental protection and ecological integrity as an essential part of economic development. The book is filled with many sketches, functional diagrams, and photographs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560325208
• ISBN13: 9781560325208
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.2"