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Sustainable Tourism in Island Destinations / Sonya Fraci , Rachel Dodds.

By: Graci, Sonya.
Contributor(s): Dodds, Rachel.
Material type: TextTextSeries: Series Tourism, Environment and Development.Publisher: Washington : Earthscan Publications, 2010Description: 225 p. : il.ISBN: 9781844077809.Subject(s): Turismo | Turismo Ecológico | Medio Ambiente -- Desarrollo | Desarrollo Sustentable | IslaDDC classification: 338.4791 G731s Content advice: 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 feature is the focus on islands which are part of larger nations, rather than just on island sovereign states
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Libro (general) Biblioteca Central UNIBE
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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 feature is the focus on islands which are part of larger nations, rather than just on island sovereign states