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A global industry and an important tool for economic development, international tourism is facing an increasingly uncertain future. Global environmental change, including climate change; increasing fuel prices; and growing criticism from environmental and social interest groups are posing substantial challenges to the belief that international tourism can be sustainable at current rates and patterns of growth. This book therefore aims to answer the questions of if and how tourism can be a sustainable industry. The book concludes that sustainable tourism is possible but that it requires fundamental shifts in operations, systems and philosophies. The various contributions identify a number of means by which this can be accomplished but stress that sustainable tourism still has a long way to travel before it can reach its destination.
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Sustainable Tourism Futures
Routledge Advances in Tourism EDITED
BY
PROFESSOR STEPHEN J. PAGE,
University of Stirling, Scotland
1. The Sociology of Tourism Theoretical and Empirical Investigations Edited by Yiorgos Apostolopoulos, Stella Leivadi and Andrew Yiannakis
10. Tourism in the Age of Globalisation Edited by Salah Wahab and Chris Cooper
2. Creating Island Resorts Brian King
11. Tourism and Gastronomy Edited by Anne-Mette Hjalager and Greg Richards
3. Destinations Cultural Landscapes of Tourism Greg Ringer 4. Mediterranean Tourism Facets of Socioeconomic Development and Cultural Change Edited by Yiorgos Apostolopoulos, Lila Leontidou, Philippos Loukissas 5. Outdoor Recreation Management John Pigram and John Jenkins 6. Tourism Development Contemporary Issues Edited by Douglas G. Pearce and Richard W. Butler 7. Tourism and Sustainable Community Development Edited by Greg Richards and Derek Hall 8. Tourism and Political Boundaries Dallen J Timothy 9. Leisure and Tourism Landscapes Social and Cultural Geographies Cara Aitchison, Nicola E MacLeod and Stephen J Shaw
12. New Perspectives in Caribbean Tourism Edited by Marcella Daye, Donna Chambers and Sherma Roberts 13. The Advanced Econometrics of Tourism Demand Haiyan Song, Stephen F. Witt and Gang Li 14. Tourism in China Destination, Cultures and Communities Edited by Chris Ryan & Gu Huimin 15. Sustainable Tourism Futures Perspectives on Systems, Restructuring and Innovations Edited by Stefan Gössling, C. Michael Hall, & David B. Weaver
Sustainable Tourism Futures Perspectives on Systems, Restructuring and Innovations
Edited by Stefan Gössling, C. Michael Hall, and David B. Weaver
New York
London
First published 2009 by Routledge 270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 Simultaneously published in the UK by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
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