Tourism and Development in Mountain Regions

Author： Godde   P.; Price   M.; Zimmermann   F.M.  

Publisher： CABI Publishing‎

Publication year： 2000

E-ISBN: 9780851999159

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780851993911

Subject： F590 Tourism Economic Theory and Methods

Keyword： Tourism Industry Sport and Leisure Industries Sports and Outdoor Recreation Business and Economics Industries Hospitality Travel and Tourism

Language： ENG

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Description

This book discusses the importance of mountain regions, and the precariousness of mountain tourism in the context of ecosystem and cultural conservation. It includes case studies of mountain tourism existing alongside environmental sustainability and community well being. The text presents an integrated approach to mountain-based tourism, balancing the needs of local communities, tourists and environmental conservation.

Chapter

Contributors

1 Tourism and Development in Mountain Regions: Moving Forward into the New Millennium

2 Environmental Management for Alpine Tourism and Resorts in Australia

3 Recreation Resource Assessment and Monitoring Techniques for Mountain Regions

4 Conservation and Development in Greek Mountain Areas

5 Tourism in Bioregional Context: Approaching Ecosystemic Practice in the Sumava, Czech Republic

6 Mountain Culture as a Tourism Resource: Aboriginal Views on the Privileges of Storytelling

7 The Economic Impacts of Different Types of Tourism in Upland and Mountain Areas of Europe

8 The Economic Impacts of Ecotourism: Conflicts and Solutions in Highland Mexico

9 Mountain Tourism and Public Policy in Nepal

10 The Role of the Community in Relation to the Tourism Industry: a Case Study from Mount Bromo, East Java, Indonesia

11 Community-based Tourism for Conservation and Women’s Development

12 Too Much Too Fast: Lessons from Nepal’s Lost Kingdom of Mustang

13 Mongolia’s Tourism Development Race: Case Study from the Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

14 Amenity Migration in the Sumava Bioregion, Czech Republic: Implications for Ecological Integrity

15 Amenity Migration and Tourism in the Eastern Highlands Bioregion of Zimbabwe: Policy Planning and Management Considerations

16 Strategy for Future Mountain Tourism

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