Publisher's Synopsis
The effects of tourism on the environment has become an issue of growing concern internationally. This volume explores the central area of sustainability in tourism development. The relationship between environmental quality and tourism success is discussed in the context of a growing public debate on how to protect the world's tourism areas for future generations. The multifaceted aspects of the environmental impacts on natural, built and cultural environments and a constructed frame of reference are considered and assessed. Environmental impact considerations in policy development, the dilemmas, controversies and the management implications involved are discussed. The book also offers international case studies of good practice covering urban and rural examples.
