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Tourism in Emerging Economies

The Way We Green, Sustainable, and Healthy

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Authors:
  1. Wei-Ta Fang

    1. Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

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  • Provides a comprehensive overview of the solutions to the growing concepts and doubt about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Covers everything from the history of tourism to the current, well-structured operations in emerging and developing economies
  • Illustrates and identifies notions, criticisms and debates on tourism using case studies from Asian and African

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. An Orientation

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    Pages 1-14

  3. Religious Tourism

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    Pages 15-43

  4. Mass Tourism

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    Pages 45-73

  5. Cultural Tourism

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    Pages 75-101

  6. Rural Tourism

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    Pages 103-129

  7. Responsible Tourism

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    Pages 131-151

  8. Pro-poor Tourism

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    Pages 153-175

  9. Ecotourism

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    Pages 177-207

  10. Sustainable Tourism

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    Pages 209-237

  11. MICE Industry

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    Pages 239-265

  12. Future Tourism

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    Pages 267-295

  13. Epilogue

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    Pages 297-309

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 311-377
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About this book

This book bridges the gap between the vital issues of the tourism industry, practices and destinations, discussing various topics from Asian and African perspectives. Each chapter presents extensive research on tourism development and tourism education, people’s work and travel experiences, as well as broader philosophies concerning the global tourism industry’s practices and operations. In the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 8, 12 and 14, the book highlights the potential of tourism to contribute to economic growth, social inclusion and environmental preservation. It discusses crucial issues confronting the travel and tourism industry, presenting achievable outlines and strategy plans, and evaluating general theories, practices, and applications of social, economic and environmental aspects of management structure to maximize the cultural, social and ecological diversity of destinations and enhance the tourism experience. Providing a comprehensive guide to tourism and its related disciplines, it offers students, professors, entrepreneurs, and travel and tourism organizations insights into the trends, practices. Further, it features case studies ranging from historical and contemporary tourism to forecasts for future tourism.
 



Authors and Affiliations

  • Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Wei-Ta Fang

About the author

Wei-Ta Fang is currently a Distinguished Professor and the Director of the Graduate Institute of Environmental Education at the National Taiwan Normal University, as well as the President of the Society of Wetland Scientists Asia Chapter. He is an environmental educator and the first Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) in Asia. He received the President’s Service Award (2017 & 2011) and the Doug Wilcox Award (2015), both from the Society of Wetland Scientists. Professor Fang has also served as an Associate Editor of Wetlands (SCI journal, Springer) since 2012.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tourism in Emerging Economies

  • Book Subtitle: The Way We Green, Sustainable, and Healthy

  • Authors: Wei-Ta Fang

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2463-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2462-2Published: 04 January 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2465-3Published: 04 January 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-2463-9Published: 03 January 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 377

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Asian Economics, Sustainable Development, Environmental and Sustainability Education

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