Tourism in Destination Communities

As a result of the ongoing growth in the tourism industry, many destinations around the world are undergoing transformations. New destinations are being "discovered" in regions previously ignored, as people search for regions that are yet unspoiled by the ravages of mass tourism. At the same time, traditional destinations are experiencing rapid environmental, socio-cultural and economic modifications. These changes have the most effect on the destination community - the location where tourists spend their time and money, and influence development or degradation of the local environment.Tourism in Destination Communities describes both the positive and negative effects of tourism on the destination community. The chapters are divided into three sections which address the relationship between tourism and the destination community, the various impacts of tourism on the destination community and the challenges and opportunities for destination communities. Each chapter contains brief case studies and empirical examples.

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Tourism in Destination Communities

As a result of the ongoing growth in the tourism industry, many destinations around the world are undergoing transformations. New destinations are being "discovered" in regions previously ignored, as people search for regions that are yet unspoiled by the ravages of mass tourism. At the same time, traditional destinations are experiencing rapid environmental, socio-cultural and economic modifications. These changes have the most effect on the destination community - the location where tourists spend their time and money, and influence development or degradation of the local environment.Tourism in Destination Communities describes both the positive and negative effects of tourism on the destination community. The chapters are divided into three sections which address the relationship between tourism and the destination community, the various impacts of tourism on the destination community and the challenges and opportunities for destination communities. Each chapter contains brief case studies and empirical examples.

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Overview

As a result of the ongoing growth in the tourism industry, many destinations around the world are undergoing transformations. New destinations are being "discovered" in regions previously ignored, as people search for regions that are yet unspoiled by the ravages of mass tourism. At the same time, traditional destinations are experiencing rapid environmental, socio-cultural and economic modifications. These changes have the most effect on the destination community - the location where tourists spend their time and money, and influence development or degradation of the local environment.Tourism in Destination Communities describes both the positive and negative effects of tourism on the destination community. The chapters are divided into three sections which address the relationship between tourism and the destination community, the various impacts of tourism on the destination community and the challenges and opportunities for destination communities. Each chapter contains brief case studies and empirical examples.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780851996110
Publisher: CAB International North America
Publication date: 01/28/2003
Series: Cabi Series
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.75(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Shalini Singh is Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies,
Brock University, Ontario, Canada and the Executive Editor of the refereed international journal Tourism Recreation Research, from the CTRD (India). She is the author or co-editor off our other books concerned with issues of tourism and development.

Ross K. Dowling is at Edith Cowan University, Australia.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Community-Tourism Perspectives 1. Tourism and Destination Communities S Singh, D J Timothy and R K Dowling
2. Destination Communities: Structures, Resources and Types S Singh and S W Boyd, Otago University, New Zealand

Part II: Community-Tourism Dynamics
3. The Economics of Tourism in Host Communities D Ioannides, Southwest Missouri State University, USA
4. Tourism and Local Society and Culture M Fagence, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
5. Heritage, Identity and Places: For Tourists and Host Communities G J Ashworth, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
6. Politics and Place: An Analysis of Power in Tourism Communities C M Hall, Otago University, New Zealand
7. Self Determination: Exercising Indigenous Rights in Tourism A.M. Johnston, International Support Centre for Sustainable Tourism, Vancouver, Canada
8. Generating Goodwill in Tourism through Ethical Stakeholder Interactions D A Fennell, Brock University, Ontario, Canada and K Przeclawski, University of Warsaw, Poland

Part III: Challenges and Opportunities for Destination Communities
9. Development Issues in Destination Communities D J Telfer, Brock University, Ontario, Canada
10. Appropriate Planning for Tourism in Destination Communities: Participation, Incremental Growth and Collaboration C Tosun, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Turkey and D J Timothy
11. Community Attitudes: Tourism Development in Natural Environments R K Dowling
12. Local Involvement in Managing Tourism R Scheyvens, Massey University, New Zealand
13. Presenting Destinations: Marketing Host Communities G Moscardo and P Pearce, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
14. Understanding Tourism and Destination Communities D J Timothy, S Singh and R K Dowling

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