Managing Sustainable Tourism
Subtitle: a Legacy for the Future
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780203823545
Subjects: Ecotourism; Management; Heritage tourism
Description: Managing Sustainable Tourism: A Legacy for the Future tackles the tough issues of tourism such as negative environmental impact and cultural degradation, and provides common sense answers that don't sacrifice positive economic growth. Detailing the benefits as well as the pitfalls, the author clearly discusses what must be done to sustain the tourism industry in the new millennium. Case studies, photographs, research, and supplemental reading lists clearly illustrate ideas and practical suggestions.
Table of contents: title: ""Cover""; ""Managing Sustainable Tourism: A Legacy for the Future""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1 Tourism Today and Tomorrow""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE WORLD OF TOURISM""; ""CHARTING A NEW COURSE FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM""; ""OVERVIEW OF CHAPTERS""; ""CASE STUDY: THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDSâ€? NEWEST SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PRODUCTâ€?ST. CROIX SALT RIVER BAY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND ECOLOGICAL PRESERVE""; ""Chapter 2 A Philosophic Approach to Sustainable Tourism""; ""SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DOMINATES OUR FUTURE""; title: ""WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM""""SUSTAINING THE TOURISM PRODUCT""; ""BEST PRACTICES TO GUIDE TOURISMâ€?S FUTURE""; ""CASE STUDY: ECUADORâ€?THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS""; ""Chapter 3 Is Sustainable Tourism Economically Viable?""; ""THINKING THROUGH SUSTAINABLE TOURISM""; ""THE ECONOMICS OF COMMUNITY GROWTH THROUGH TOURISM""; ""STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM""; ""MARKETING THE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PRODUCT""; ""CASE STUDY: MISSOURI, BIG CEDAR LODGEâ€?THE EPITOME OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM""; ""Chapter 4 Nature-Based Tourism: Don't Fool With Mother Nature""; title: ""NATURE-BASED TOURISM WAS NEVER SO GOOD""""YES, TOURISM IMPACTS NATURAL AREAS""; ""PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT""; ""THE NAME OF THE GAME IS QUALITY""; ""CASE STUDY: SUSTAINABLE ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE EMBERÃ? INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIESâ€?CHAGRES NATIONAL PARK, PANAMA""; ""Chapter 5 What Is Our Heritage?""; ""HERITAGE TOURISM: IN THE BEGINNING""; ""HERITAGE TOURISM: TODAY AND TOMORROW""; ""DEFINITIONS ARE GOOD""; ""MODELING HERITAGE TOURISM""; ""CASE STUDY: LOOKING FOR LINCOLNâ€?VANDALIA, ILLINOIS, DEVELOPS NEW LINCOLN PARK""; title: ""Chapter 6 Culturally, Tourism Is Important""""WHAT IS CULTURAL TOURISM?""; ""WHAT ARE OUR PROBLEMS WITH CULTURE?""; ""AVOIDING THE PITFALLS""; ""WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES OF ACTION?""; ""CASE STUDY: EARLY NATIVE AMERICANSâ€?CAHOKIA MOUNDS STATE HISTORIC SITE""; ""Chapter 7 Tourism Goes Country""; ""TOURISM TO RURAL AREAS""; ""VALUABLE TOURISM PRODUCTS""; ""THE DYNAMICS OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY""; ""COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT MAKES FOR SUCCESSFUL TOURISM""; ""CASE STUDY: ROANOKE RIVER PADDLE TRAILâ€?A â€œWATERYâ€? APPROACH TO RURAL TOURISM""; ""Chapter 8 Strategies for Sustainable Tourism""; title: ""TOURISM DEVELOPMENT MUST HAVE A STRATEGY""""STRATEGIES FOR RURAL AREAS AS WELL""; ""PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM""; ""BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM""; ""CASE STUDY: A RURAL MASTERPIECEâ€?KANSAS TALLGRASS PRAIRIE NATIONAL PRESERVE""; ""Chapter 9 Managing Sustainable Tourism""; ""A PARADIGM SHIFT""; ""RECOGNIZE AND PLAN STRATEGY""; ""DONâ€?T GET TOO CROWDED""; ""EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT IS THE WAY TO GO""; ""CASE STUDY: THE EMBODIMENT OF MANAGED TOURISMâ€?CANADA, BANFF NATIONAL PARK""; ""Chapter 10 More to Say About the Future""