Tourism and Development ― Concepts and Issues

This book explores and challenges the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the discrete yet interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This revised and expanded second edition provides not only a comprehensive theoretical foundation in development studies but also a critical analysis of contemporary themes and issues relevant to the study of tourism and its potential contribution to development. The second edition contains new chapters on the following topics: ? Tourism and Poverty Reduction ? Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Socio-economic Development? Tourism, Climate Change and Development? Human Rights Issues in Tourism Development? Tourism, Development and International Studies

Richard Sharpley is Professor of Tourism and Development at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. His main research interests are tourism, development and sustainability, island tourism development, sociology of tourism and dark tourism.
David J. Telfer is Associate Professor at Brock University, Canada. His principal research areas include the relationship between tourism and development theories, economic linkages between tourism and host communities, tourism planning and rural tourism.