Sustainable Tourism on a Finite Planet : Environmental, Business and Policy Solutions.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The challenge of sustainably managing tourism on a finite planet -- 2 Managing a spider web: the tourism industry supply chains and sustainability -- 3 Economic development of tourism in emerging economies -- 4 Hotels: the backbone of the tourism industry -- 5 I'll fly away: airlines, airports, and the global circulation of travelers -- 6 Tour operators: exporting and importing customers worldwide -- 7 The cruise industry: empire of the seas -- 8 Destinations: the heart of tourism sustainability -- 9 Conclusions: the future of sustainable tourism -- Index.

Sustainable Tourism in the 21st Century provides students, professionals and policy makers with a global overview of the growth of the tourism industry, its impacts, supply chains, environmental management techniques, and research requirements. It provides input on how policy makers should approach the tourism industry in future in the fields of environment, business, governmental policy, and sustainable development.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.