Tourism and the Environment

There is a complex relationship between the environment and the development of tourism, which this book discusses. Specialists from several disciplines pay attention to the challenges of sustainable tourism, devoting their full attention to cultural, regional and policy issues. This is a revised edition that has been expanded to 22 contributions, with inclusion of the cultural element. All chapters have been updated to include new data and information added to the existing body of literature in the last seven years up to 1999. It includes new developments and new insights into the relationship between tourism and the environment.