Tourism and the Millennium Development Goals

Tourism, Local Communities and Development

Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Hospitality, Tourism & Travel, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book Tourism and the Millennium Development Goals by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781317966975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 31, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781317966975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 31, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In 2000 United Nations adopted the Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs), committing the member nations to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting out a series of specific targets with a deadline of 2015. Related to the UN MDGs, tourism is increasingly seen as a promising tool for poverty reduction, ensuring environmental sustainability and developing a global partnership for development, for example. Thus, the industry has become an important policy tool for community and regional development in many developing countries and the expectations for tourism and its social and economic outcomes have evolved to a high level. However, there are still many challenges to overcome in the relationship between tourism industry, development and poverty reduction.

This book aims to discuss the promises, challenges and outcomes of tourism in development with a specific aim of drawing together research related to tourism and UN MDGs. The papers discuss what lessons can be learnt and conclusions drawn from the utilisation of tourism for development and poverty reduction. What emerges from this collection is a set of interesting results and notions which both support and challenge the connections between tourism and development and the new role of tourism in global development.

This book is an extended version of a special issue published in Current Issues in Tourism.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In 2000 United Nations adopted the Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs), committing the member nations to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting out a series of specific targets with a deadline of 2015. Related to the UN MDGs, tourism is increasingly seen as a promising tool for poverty reduction, ensuring environmental sustainability and developing a global partnership for development, for example. Thus, the industry has become an important policy tool for community and regional development in many developing countries and the expectations for tourism and its social and economic outcomes have evolved to a high level. However, there are still many challenges to overcome in the relationship between tourism industry, development and poverty reduction.

This book aims to discuss the promises, challenges and outcomes of tourism in development with a specific aim of drawing together research related to tourism and UN MDGs. The papers discuss what lessons can be learnt and conclusions drawn from the utilisation of tourism for development and poverty reduction. What emerges from this collection is a set of interesting results and notions which both support and challenge the connections between tourism and development and the new role of tourism in global development.

This book is an extended version of a special issue published in Current Issues in Tourism.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Transitions Environments Translations by
Cover of the book Machiavelli in the British Isles by
Cover of the book Language in Zambia by
Cover of the book Body/State by
Cover of the book The China Model and Global Political Economy by
Cover of the book Key Facts Contract Law by
Cover of the book Emergent Pedagogy in England by
Cover of the book Men, Masculinities and Disaster by
Cover of the book Competitiveness and Solidarity in the European Union by
Cover of the book Serials in the Park by
Cover of the book The Foundations of Female Entrepreneurship by
Cover of the book Design for Inclusivity by
Cover of the book Resolving Deep-Rooted Conflicts by
Cover of the book Issues and Applications of Case-Based Reasoning to Design by
Cover of the book Clouds above the Hill by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy