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Tourism and Development: Concepts and Issues (Aspects of Tourism), 2nd Edition

Richard Sharpley, David J. Telfer

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This book explores and challenges the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the discrete yet interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This revised and expanded second edition provides not only a comprehensive theoretical foundation in development studies but also a critical analysis of contemporary themes and issues relevant to the study of tourism and its potential contribution to development. The second edition contains new chapters on the following topics: Tourism and Poverty Reduction Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Socio-economic Development Tourism, Climate Change and Development Human Rights Issues in Tourism Development Tourism, Development and International Studies

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Key concepts: Tourism, Tourism geography, Foundation (evidence), Ecotourism, Poverty, Political science, Regional science, Poverty reduction