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The Global Political Economy of the Environment and Tourism

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Authors:
  1. Gabriela Kütting

    1. Department of Political Science, Rutgers University, USA

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: The Global Political Economy of Tourism and Local Environment-Society Relations

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      Pages 3-15

    3. Environment, Tourism and Levels of Governance

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      Pages 16-36

    4. Environment and Global Political Economy

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      Pages 37-61

    5. Consumption and Equity

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      Pages 62-86

  3. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Zakynthos

      • Gabriela Kütting
      Pages 89-113

    3. Thassos

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      Pages 114-139

    4. Cavo Sidero in Crete

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      Pages 140-164

    5. Conclusion

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      Pages 165-178

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 179-193
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This book examines how local and global environment-society relations play out in coastal communities dependent on tourism for economic survival. It analyzes the consequences of social and economic policies on remote areas and makes a case for studying the role of environmental values in global environmental governance.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Science, Rutgers University, USA

    Gabriela Kütting

About the author

GABRIELA KÜTTING is Associate Professor of Political Science at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA. She has published extensively in the field of global environmental politics including Environment, Society and International Relations, Globalization and Environment, and Environmental Governance, Power and Knowledge in a Local-Global World (edited with Ronnie Lipschutz).

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