Tourism and Development : Concepts and Issues

This book explores and challenges the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the discrete yet interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This revised and expanded second edition provides not only a comprehensive theoretical foundation in development studies but also a critical analysis of contemporary themes and issues relevant to the study of tourism and its potential contribution to development.

The second edition contains new chapters on the following topics:
• Tourism and Poverty Reduction
• Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Socio-economic Development
• Tourism, Climate Change and Development
• Human Rights Issues in Tourism Development
• Tourism, Development and International Studies