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Tourism and Development in Tropical Islands: Political Ecology Perspectives
by (Stefan) Gossling
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Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publications, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Black cloth with dustwrapper. Previous owner's name to free endpaper, otherwise volume is as new. Ten case studies of tourism development on tropical islands apply political ecology approach (focused on the politics of environmental change) to investigating the motivations and roles of various actors in the development process and their impact on the environment in such places as the Cayman Islands, St. Lucia, Zanzibar (Tanzania), the Seychelles, Hainan (China), the Philippines, Bintan Island (Indonesia), and Ilha Grande (Brazil). Presented by Gössling (Department of Service Management, Lund U., Sweden), the studies take into account local actors such as villagers, tourists, tourist workers, and police; national political and economic actors; and international actors, including the World Trade Organization, nongovernmental organizations, and airline and hotel corporations. Size: Octavo. 304 pages. Category: Politics & Government; Business & Economics; Development; Sustainable Development; Travel & Places. ISBN: 1843762579. ISBN/EAN: 9781843762577. Library of Congress No: 2003049379. Dewey Code: 338.4/791/09142. . 9781843762577
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- Title
- Tourism and Development in Tropical Islands: Political Ecology Perspectives
- Author
- (Stefan) Gossling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Quantity Available
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- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1843762579
- ISBN 13
- 9781843762577
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publications
- Place of Publication
- Cheltenham
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- BZDB16 Tourism Tropics, Tourism Environmental aspects Tropics, Political ecology Tropics Politics & Government; Business & Economics; Development; Sustainable Development; Travel & Places. ISBN: 1843762579 EAN: 9781843762577 (Stefan) Gossling Tourism an
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