The ethics of tourism development / Mick Smith & Rosaleen Duffy.

ISBN:

9780415266864

Title:

Author:

Smith, Mick, 1961-

Personal Author:

Smith, Mick, 1961-

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2003.

Physical Description:

195 p. ; 23 cm.

Series:

Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility

Contents:

1. Ethical values -- 2. The virtues of travel and the virtuous traveller -- 3. The greatest happiness is to travel? -- 4. Rights and codes of practice -- 5. From social justice to an ethics of care -- 6. Authenticity and the ethics of tourism -- 7. Ethics and sustainable tourism -- 8. Conclusion.

Subject Term:

Tourism -- Social aspects.

Tourism -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Added Author:

Duffy, Rosaleen.

Format:

Books

Publication Date:

2003

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2003.

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Drawing upon a variety of important philosophical traditions, this book develops an original perspective on the relations between ethical, economic and aesthetic values in a tourism context. It considers the ethical/political issues arising in many areas of tourism development, including:

the profound cultural and environmental impacts on tourist destinations the reciprocity (or lack of) in host-guest relations the (un)fair distribution of benefits and revenues the moral implications of issues such as sex tourism, staged authenticity and travel to oppressive regimes.

The book concludes with a detailed investigation of the potential and pitfalls of ecotourism, sustainable tourism and community-based tourism, as examples of what is sometimes termed 'ethical tourism.'

Until now, the ethical issues that surround tourism development have received little academic attention. Explaining philosophical arguments without the use of excessive jargon, this fascinating book interweaves theory and practice, aided by the use of text boxes to explain key terms in ethics, politics, and tourism development, and drawing on contemporary case studies from South Africa, Mexico, Zambia, Honduras, Ethiopia and Madagascar.

Introduction

1 Ethical Values

2 The Virtues of Travel and the Virtuous Traveller

3 The Greatest Happiness is to Travel?

4 Rights, Codes of Practice, and Social Justice

5 From Social Justice to an Ethics of Care

6 Authenticity and the Ethics of Tourism

7 Ethics and Sustainable Tourism

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