Handbook for Sustainable Tourism Practitioners : The Essential Toolbox

Spenceley, Anna (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1035308150 / ISBN 13: 9781035308156

Published by Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022

Seller Inventory # 44648963-n

Synopsis:

This insightful Handbook brings together the practical guidance of over 50 international practitioners in sustainable tourism. Applying strong research design principles it provides a workable and rational toolkit for investigating practical challenges while accounting for modest timeframes and resources.

Expert contributors illustrate how to undertake environmental, socio-cultural and economic assessments that establish the feasibility of new tourism ventures and ascertain their impact over time. Chapters cover fundamentals including how to conduct feasibility studies and business plans, and address key topics such as visitor management and overcrowding. Offering how-to tools and step-by-step guidance, this Handbook combines academic insight with extensive professional experience to outline the best practices for an array of tasks to inform sustainable tourism planning, development and operation.

Incorporating concrete solutions employed in numerous contexts, this Handbook is crucial reading for practitioners of sustainable tourism and agencies commissioning sustainable tourism assignments who are in need of innovative methods and up-to-date guidance in the field. It will also benefit tourism scholars, particularly those investigating practical methodologies for creating sustainable tourism experiences.

About the Author: Edited by Anna Spenceley, CEO, Spenceley Tourism And Development (STAND Ltd) and Senior Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Bibliographic Details

Title: Handbook for Sustainable Tourism ...
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New