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Tourism and welfare : ethics, responsibility and sustained well-being

Derek Hall

Tourism and welfare : ethics, responsibility and sustained well-being - 1st ed. - Wallingford : CABI, 2006. - xv, 239 p. : ill, ; 26 cm.

1 Introduction and Context
1
2 Access and Participation
25
Dimensions Responsibilities and Implications
45
4 Living and Working in Tourism Destinations
74
5 Propoor Tourism?
106
6 The Land Ethic? Tourisms Nonhuman Actors
132
Responses and Responsibilities
158
Beyond Tourism
181
References
196
Index
235
Copyright

This book provides an explanation, definition and critique of welfare in tourism with regard to issues such as ethics, tourist safety, human rights, ethnocentrism, cultural sensitivity, behaviour codes, green consumerism and perceptions of sustainability. Chapters cover the welfare of tourists, employees in the tourism industry, residents in tourism destinations, pro-poor tourism, animals as tourist attractions and the natural environment. The book has 8 chapters and a subject index.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Tourism; Tourism -- Social aspects;

Dewey Class. No.: 306.481 / DER