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Slow Travel and Tourism [electronic resource].

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by Dickinson, Janet.
Call Number 338.4791
Publication Date 2011
Summary It is widely recognized that travel and tourism can have a high environmental impact and make a major contribution to climate change. It is therefore vital that ways to reduce these impacts are developed and implemented. 'Slow travel' provides such a concept, drawing on ideas from the 'slow food' movement with a concern for locality, ecology and quality of life.The aim of this book is to define slow travel and to discuss how some underlining values are likely to pervade new forms of sustainable development. It also aims to provide insights into the travel experience; these are explored in seve
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Sustainable Tourism in Island Destinations [electronic resource].

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by Dodds, Rachel.
Call Number 338.479109142
Publication Date 2012
Summary Many of the world's islands are dependent on tourism as their main source of income. It is therefore imperative that these destinations are managed for long-term viability. The natural appeal of a destination is typically one of its main tourism related assets, yet the natural environment is also the feature most directly threatened by potential overexploitation. Sustainable Tourism in Island Destinations builds on existing literature in the subject by providing innovative discussions and practical management structures through the use of the authors' various island project work. An original f
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The History and Evolution of Tourism.

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by Christou, Prokopis A.
Call Number 338.4791
Publication Date 2022
Summary This book provides an overview of the history and evolution of tourism to the present, and speculates on possible and probable change into the future. It uses several practitioner-linked, real-life examples and case studies derived from all aspects of the tourism, travel and events industries.
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Gen Z, Tourism, and Sustainable Consumption : The Most Sustainable Generation Ever? / edited by Siamak Seyfi, C. Michael Hall and Marianna Strzelecka.

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by Seyfi, Siamak, editor.
Call Number 338.4791 GEN
Publication Date 2023
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Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails : Sustainable Development and Management / Daniel H. Olsen [and 9 others], editors.

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by Olsen, Daniel H.
Call Number 203.51 REL
Publication Date 2018
Summary Today thousands travel to religious sites for worship, initiatory and leisure purposes. This book provides a holistic approach to the study of these journeys, with case studies drawn from around the world. It covers conceptual themes including local development, regional economic development, heritage identity and management and environment.
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Tourism and Environment.

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by PINEDA, F. D.
Call Number 338.4791
Publication Date 2013
Summary The papers included in this volume address important issues related to tourism and the environment and offer a better understanding of some of the current challenges.
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Responsible Tourism : Using Tourism for Sustainable Development / Harold Goodwin.

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by Goodwin, Harold, author.
Call Number 338.4791 GOO
Publication Date 2016
Summary Responsible Tourism: Using tourism for sustainable development 2nd edition is about the globally vital necessity of realising sustainable tourism. It is a hugely important challenge to those who organise and sell travel and tourism, and those who consume it.
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Sustainable and Collaborative Tourism in a Digital World.

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by Decrop, Alain.
Call Number 338.47910688
Publication Date 2021
Summary Presents theories, methods and results for enhancing techniques for more sustainable marketing and explores how sharing practices in business raises new social challenges and the ethical questions that arise as a consequence. It offers insights from some of the world experts in the area as to how tourism marketing can evolve and advance.
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Sustainability, social responsibility, and innovations in the hospitality industry [electronic resource] / edited by H. G. Parsa.

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by Parsa, H. G.
Call Number 338.4791068 SUS
Publication Date 2015
Summary A reference on sustainability, social responsibility, and green practices in hospitality and tourism, this book presents innovative research methods in sustainability, state-of-the-art research by leading internationally recognized scholars on this topic, providing an excellent source of quality research. Readers can expect to find several new ways to pursue research in sustainability.The book covers sustainability in the context of public policy and ethics, a popular topic with universal appeal to many disciplines beyond hospitality. It includes case studies and addresses sustainability issues from hotels, restaurants, tourism, travel, meetings, and others, with authors from all five continents.
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Tourism, climate change and sustainability [electronic resource] / edited by Maharaj Vijay Reddy and Keith Wilkes.

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by Reddy, Maharaj Vijay, 1977-
Call Number 338.4791 TOU
Publication Date 2013
Summary This book addresses many of the key themes that are seen as challenges to achieve sustainability and to mitigate climate change impacts in the near future, in the tourism sector. In particular it focuses on the economic drivers for growth in tourism as they relate to sustainable development, low-carbon travel and climate change impacts. A major feature is the integration of climate change and sustainability challenges, rather than treating them separately or with sustainability as an add-on. The first group of chapters addresses conceptual issues concerning the relationships between
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Cultural Sustainable Tourism : Strategic Planning for a Sustainable Development.

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by Mandić, Ante.
Call Number 910.684
Publication Date 2022
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