Tourism, Territory and Sustainable Development Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Applications in Japan and Europe /

"Welfare rise, spatial mobility, and global information and communication channels (in particular, social media) have prompted the emergence of a specific booming and rapidly growing mobility industry all over the world, namely tourism. The tourist sector (including recreation and leisure activ...

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Main Author: Romão, João,
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2018]
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Series: New frontiers in regional science: Asian perspectives ; v. 28.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Tourism economic impacts
  • 3. Tourism, a place-based activity
  • 4. Tourism, a knowledge-based activity
  • 5. Tourism dynamics and regional sustainable development
  • 6. Spatial-economic impacts of tourism on regional development: contemporary challenges.