Tourism Economics, the Environment and Development: Analysis and Policy

by Clement A. Tisdell

Tourism is the world's largest industry and its fastest growing one. It has the potential to contribute significantly to the economic development of most economies, including those of less developed countries and peripheral economic regions. However, it depends heavily on environmental conditions, natural and man-made, for its market and its sustainability.

This book analyzes market and political failures in relation to tourism development and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840642769
• ISBN13: 9781840642766
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages