Sustainable tourism & the millennium development goals : effecting positive change edited by Kelly S. Bricker, Rosemary Black, Stuart Cottrell.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2013.Description: xxxix, 349 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cmISBN:

9781449628239 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1449628230 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Sustainable tourism and the millennium development goals

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338.4 23 BRI

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Section One: Introduction to Ecotourism, Sustainable Tourism, and the Millennium Development Goals Chapter 1: An Introduction to Tourism and the Millennium Development Goals Chapter 2: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Millennium Development Goals: The Case of Xel-Há, Mexico Case Study 1: Outer Island Tourism in the South Pacific and the Millennium Development Goals: Understanding Tourism’s Impacts Section Two: Poverty Alleviation Chapter 3: Tourism and the Explicit Concern with Poverty Reduction: A Review Case Study 2: The Role of Indigenous Tourism in Supporting and Meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Case Study 3: Ecotourism as a Potential Tool for Poverty Eradication and Wild Tiger Conservation Section Three: Education, Empowerment, and Building Community Capacity Chapter 4: High-End Ecotourism’s Role in Assisting Rural Communities in Reaching the Millennium Development Goals Case Study 4: A Partnership for Education and Environmental Awareness: Outreach in Fiji’s Upper Navua Conservation Area Case Study 5: Breaking Gender Barriers: A Market-Based Approach to Women’s Empowerment Through Tourism Case Study 6: Local Empowerment in a Rural Community Through Ecotourism: A Case Study of a Women’s Organization in Chira Island, Costa Rica Section Four: Health, Welfare, and Well-Being Chapter 5: The Role of Sustainable Tourism in Mitigating HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Major Diseases Chapter 6: Yasawan Islanders’ Perspective on Tourism’s Impact on Health and Well-Being Section Five: Environmental Sustainability Chapter 7: Role of Ecotourism in Preserving Natural Areas and Biodiversity Chapter 8: The Role of Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism in Ensuring Environmental Sustainability in the Marine Environment Case Study 7: Sea Turtle Conservation Travel Case Study Chapter 9: Ecotourism and the Challenge of Climate Change: Vulnerability, Responsibility, and Mitigation Strategies Case Study 8: Small Island Protected Area Planning: A Case for West Caicos Section Six: Developing Partnerships Chapter 10: Bridging the Gap: Volunteer Tourism’s Role in Global Partnership Development Case Study 9: Connecting Communities to the Tourism Supply Chain Chapter 11: Partnerships in Practice: Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Accreditation and Certification Programs Case Study 10: The Global Sustainable Tourism Council Chapter 12: The Protected Area Network of Parks: Monitoring the Balance Between Nature Conservation and Sustainable Tourism Section Seven: Conclusions

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Text Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	338.4 BRI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		37351

Section One: Introduction to Ecotourism, Sustainable Tourism, and the Millennium Development Goals
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Tourism and the Millennium Development Goals
Chapter 2: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Millennium Development Goals: The Case of Xel-Há, Mexico
Case Study 1: Outer Island Tourism in the South Pacific and the Millennium Development Goals: Understanding Tourism’s Impacts Section Two: Poverty Alleviation
Chapter 3: Tourism and the Explicit Concern with Poverty Reduction: A Review
Case Study 2: The Role of Indigenous Tourism in Supporting and Meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
Case Study 3: Ecotourism as a Potential Tool for Poverty Eradication and Wild Tiger Conservation Section Three: Education, Empowerment, and Building Community Capacity
Chapter 4: High-End Ecotourism’s Role in Assisting Rural Communities in Reaching the Millennium Development Goals
Case Study 4: A Partnership for Education and Environmental Awareness: Outreach in Fiji’s Upper Navua Conservation Area
Case Study 5: Breaking Gender Barriers: A Market-Based Approach to Women’s Empowerment Through Tourism
Case Study 6: Local Empowerment in a Rural Community Through Ecotourism: A Case Study of a Women’s Organization in Chira Island, Costa Rica Section Four: Health, Welfare, and Well-Being
Chapter 5: The Role of Sustainable Tourism in Mitigating HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Major Diseases
Chapter 6: Yasawan Islanders’ Perspective on Tourism’s Impact on Health and Well-Being Section Five: Environmental Sustainability
Chapter 7: Role of Ecotourism in Preserving Natural Areas and Biodiversity
Chapter 8: The Role of Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism in Ensuring Environmental Sustainability in the Marine Environment
Case Study 7: Sea Turtle Conservation Travel Case Study
Chapter 9: Ecotourism and the Challenge of Climate Change: Vulnerability, Responsibility, and Mitigation Strategies
Case Study 8: Small Island Protected Area Planning: A Case for West Caicos Section Six: Developing Partnerships
Chapter 10: Bridging the Gap: Volunteer Tourism’s Role in Global Partnership Development
Case Study 9: Connecting Communities to the Tourism Supply Chain
Chapter 11: Partnerships in Practice: Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Accreditation and Certification Programs
Case Study 10: The Global Sustainable Tourism Council
Chapter 12: The Protected Area Network of Parks: Monitoring the Balance Between Nature Conservation and Sustainable Tourism Section Seven: Conclusions

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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