Tourism and the Environment: Regional, Economic, Cultural and Policy Issues (Environment & Assessment (6))

There is a complex relationship between the environment and the development of tourism, which this book discusses in a thorough and informative manner. Specialists from several disciplines pay attention to the challenges of sustainable tourism, devoting their full attention to cultural, regional and policy issues. This is a revised edition that has been expanded to 22 contributions, with inclusion of the cultural element. All chapters have been updated to include new data and information added to the existing body of literature in the last 7 years. It includes new developments and new insights into the relationship between tourism and the environment. An invaluable sequel to the first edition. Front Matter....Pages i-vi Tourism and the Environment: An Overview....Pages 1-19 Environmental Impacts of Tourism: A Framework for Analysis and Evaluation....Pages 21-37 Tourism Development and the Natural Environment: An Economic-Ecological Model for the Sporades Islands....Pages 39-58 A Dynamic Simulation Study of Tourism and Environment in the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico....Pages 59-89 Tourism and the Environment: Some Observations on the Concept of Carrying Capacity....Pages 91-105 Rural Tourism and Rural Development....Pages 107-122 The Economic Value of Nature....Pages 123-132 Sustainable Tourism in Mountain Areas....Pages 133-145 Tourism and Recreation Surveys: The Problems of Sample Selection and Truncation Bias....Pages 147-163 Tourism and Culture....Pages 165-178 Landscapes of Tourism: A Cultural Geographic Perspective....Pages 179-202 Environmental and Cultural Tourism Resources: Problems and Implications for their Management....Pages 203-220 Experimental Iconology: A Tool for Analysis for the Qualitative Improvement and Tourist Development of Places....Pages 221-228 The Contribution of the Analysis of the Image of a Place to the Formulation of Tourism Policy....Pages 229-237 Communication Strategies, Tourism and the Natural Environment....Pages 239-254 Sustainable Tourism Policy Implementation: An Ex Ante Critical Examination....Pages 255-282 Heritage Tourism and Urban Environments: Conflict or Harmony?....Pages 283-304 Tourism and the City: Some Strategy Guidelines for a Sustainable Tourism Development....Pages 305-318 Regionalisation of Tourism Activity in Greece: Problems and Policies....Pages 319-329 Tourist Development and Environmental Protection in Greece....Pages 331-343 Tourism and the Environment: Impacts and Solutions....Pages 345-355 Agrotourism and the Rural Environment: Constraints and Opportunities in the Mediterranean Less-Favoured Areas....Pages 357-373 Back Matter....Pages 375-381