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Tourism, Pilgrimage and Intercultural Dialogue

Interpreting Sacred Stories

by Vitor Ambrósio, David Carrillo-Rangel, Thomas Coomans, Tomasz Duda, Gabriel Ensenyat, Joan Ferrer Costa, Roger Ferrer Ventosa, Blanca Garí, Josep Gordi, Lilian Grootswagers, Maia Kanaan-Amat, Josep M. Mallarach, Tamara Ognejvic, Dr Daniel H Olsen, Elena Paschinger, Marc Sureda, Tariq El Hadary ...

Series series CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series
Religious heritage and sacred sites offer an opportunity to visitors to explore the knowledge of the community visited, however the importance of interpretation, meaning, experience, and narrative need to be considered. This book is a timely re-assessment of the increasing linkages and interconnections between management of diversity and religious tourism and secular spaces on a global stage. It ... Read more

$112.99 USD

Religious heritage and sacred sites offer an opportunity to visitors to explore the knowledge of the community visited, however the importance of interpretation, meaning, experience, and narrative need to be considered. This book is a timely re-assessment of the increasing linkages and interconnections between management of diversity and religious tourism and secular spaces on a global stage. It
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Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails

Sustainable Development and Management

by Dr Daniel H Olsen, Associate Professor Anna Trono, Raffaella Afferni, Stephen William Boyd, Valentina Castronuovo, Jaeyeon Choe, Tomasz Duda, Vreny Enongene, Carla Ferrario0, Paul R. Fidgeon1, Brian J. Hill2, Michael Hitchcock3, Marco Leo Imperiale4, Darius Liutikas5, Rubén C. Lois-González6, Pravin S. Rana7, Pilar Taboada-de-Zúñiga Romero8, Rodrigo Espinoza Sanchez9, Xosé M. Santos0, Rana P. B. Singh1, Gabriella Trombino2, Greg Wilkinson3, Dallen J Timothy4, Kiran A Shinde5 ...

Series series CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series
For millennia people have travelled to religious sites for worship, initiatory and leisure purposes. Today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of religious pilgrimage routes and trails around the world that are used by pilgrims as well as tourists. Indeed, many religious pilgrimage routes and trails are today used as themes by tourism marketers in an effort to promote regional economic ... Read more

$49.99 USD

For millennia people have travelled to religious sites for worship, initiatory and leisure purposes. Today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of religious pilgrimage routes and trails around the world that are used by pilgrims as well as tourists. Indeed, many religious pilgrimage routes and trails are today used as themes by tourism marketers in an effort to promote regional economic
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Tourism Recovery from COVID-19

Prospects for Over- and Under-tourism Regions

by Anna Trono, Tomasz Duda, Jürgen Schmude ...

Series Book 2 - Managing Cultural Tourism: A Sustainability Approach
In recent years, discussion on tourism has focused mainly on global problems relating to the over-exploitation of space, leaving other aspects of the development of tourist activities almost completely ignored. The book will focus not only on the widely understood tourist exploitation processes, their geographical diversity and density, but also on their significance and influence (economic, socio ... Read more

$106.99 USD

In recent years, discussion on tourism has focused mainly on global problems relating to the over-exploitation of space, leaving other aspects of the development of tourist activities almost completely ignored. The book will focus not only on the widely understood tourist exploitation processes, their geographical diversity and density, but also on their significance and influence (economic, socio
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Urban Playground

How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities

by Tim Gill ...

What type of cities do we want our children to grow up in? Car-dominated, noisy, polluted and devoid of nature? Or walkable, welcoming, and green? As the climate crisis and urbanisation escalate, cities urgently need to become more inclusive and sustainable. This book reveals how seeing cities through the eyes of children strengthens the case for planning and transportation policies that work for ... Read more

$47.99 USD

What type of cities do we want our children to grow up in? Car-dominated, noisy, polluted and devoid of nature? Or walkable, welcoming, and green? As the climate crisis and urbanisation escalate, cities urgently need to become more inclusive and sustainable. This book reveals how seeing cities through the eyes of children strengthens the case for planning and transportation policies that work for
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The Sharing Economy in Europe

Developments, Practices, and Contradictions

Edited by Vida Česnuitytė, Andrzej Klimczuk, Cristina Miguel, Gabriela Avram ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This open access book considers the development of the sharing and collaborative economy with a European focus, mapping across economic sectors, and country-specific case studies. It looks at the roles the sharing economy plays in sharing and redistribution of goods and services across the population in order to maximise their functionality, monetary exchange, and other aspects important to ... Read more

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This open access book considers the development of the sharing and collaborative economy with a European focus, mapping across economic sectors, and country-specific case studies. It looks at the roles the sharing economy plays in sharing and redistribution of goods and services across the population in order to maximise their functionality, monetary exchange, and other aspects important to
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New Metropolitan Perspectives

Knowledge Dynamics, Innovation-driven Policies Towards the Territories’ Attractiveness Volume 1

Edited by Carmelina Bevilacqua, Francesco Calabrò, Lucia Della Spina ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This open access book presents the outcomes of the symposium “NEW METROPOLITAN PERSPECTIVES,” held at Mediterranea University, Reggio Calabria, Italy on May 26–28, 2020.Addressing the challenge of Knowledge Dynamics and Innovation-driven Policies Towards Urban and Regional Transition, the book presents a multi-disciplinary debate on the new frontiers of strategic and spatial planning, economic ... Read more

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This open access book presents the outcomes of the symposium “NEW METROPOLITAN PERSPECTIVES,” held at Mediterranea University, Reggio Calabria, Italy on May 26–28, 2020.Addressing the challenge of Knowledge Dynamics and Innovation-driven Policies Towards Urban and Regional Transition, the book presents a multi-disciplinary debate on the new frontiers of strategic and spatial planning, economic
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Sustainable tourism management and monitoring. Destination, Business and Stakeholder Perspectives

Destination, Business and Stakeholder Perspectives

by Patrizia Modica ...

This research considers how to balance core aspects of sustainable tourism using best practice management techniques. The research investigates the interplay of sustainable tourism, management, monitoring, destination life cycles, and stakeholder involvement, through a case study approach based on several international tourism destinations. NOTA DELL'EDITORE: la versione PDF di questo ebook è ... Read more

$25.99 USD

This research considers how to balance core aspects of sustainable tourism using best practice management techniques. The research investigates the interplay of sustainable tourism, management, monitoring, destination life cycles, and stakeholder involvement, through a case study approach based on several international tourism destinations. NOTA DELL'EDITORE: la versione PDF di questo ebook è
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The Challenge of Tourism Carrying Capacity Assessment

Theory and Practice

by Harry Coccossis, Alexandra Mexa ...

Series series New Directions in Tourism Analysis
Planning and management for tourism growth is becoming essential in the context of sustainable development. Particularly so since many tourist destinations are facing severe pressures from tourist flows and activities. Such pressures are evidenced in terms of dysfunctions (congestion, environmental degradation, etc) which ultimately affect the attraction and competitiveness of tourism destinations ... Read more

$61.99 USD

Planning and management for tourism growth is becoming essential in the context of sustainable development. Particularly so since many tourist destinations are facing severe pressures from tourist flows and activities. Such pressures are evidenced in terms of dysfunctions (congestion, environmental degradation, etc) which ultimately affect the attraction and competitiveness of tourism destinations
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Fair Shared Cities

The Impact of Gender Planning in Europe

by Marion Roberts ...

Bringing together a diverse team of leading scholars and professionals, this book offers a variety of insights into ongoing gender mainstreaming policies in Europe with a focus on urban/spatial planning. Gender mainstreaming was first legislated for in the European Union with the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1999 and, although many interesting developments have occurred throughout the decade that ... Read more

$77.99 USD

Bringing together a diverse team of leading scholars and professionals, this book offers a variety of insights into ongoing gender mainstreaming policies in Europe with a focus on urban/spatial planning. Gender mainstreaming was first legislated for in the European Union with the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1999 and, although many interesting developments have occurred throughout the decade that
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Tourist Clusters, Destinations and Competitiveness

Theoretical issues and empirical evidences

Edited by Francesco Capone ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy
Tourism has become one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world economy. Increasingly, research on tourism destinations has been at the centre of debates concerning destination competitiveness, governance, policies and destination management and marketing.This book investigates tourist destinations from two different perspectives. First, it approaches destinations using the concept ... Read more

$59.99 USD

Tourism has become one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world economy. Increasingly, research on tourism destinations has been at the centre of debates concerning destination competitiveness, governance, policies and destination management and marketing.This book investigates tourist destinations from two different perspectives. First, it approaches destinations using the concept
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Slow Tourism, Food and Cities

Pace and the Search for the "Good Life"

Edited by Michael Clancy ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Tourism
Slow Food began in the late 1980s as a response to the spread of fast food establishments and as a larger statement against globalization and the perceived deterioration of modern life. Since then, slow practices have permeated into other areas, including cities and territories and travel and tourism.This book provides an in-depth examination of slow food, tourism and cities, demonstrating how ... Read more

$65.99 USD

Slow Food began in the late 1980s as a response to the spread of fast food establishments and as a larger statement against globalization and the perceived deterioration of modern life. Since then, slow practices have permeated into other areas, including cities and territories and travel and tourism.This book provides an in-depth examination of slow food, tourism and cities, demonstrating how
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Mega-Events and Legacies in Post-Metropolitan Spaces

Expos and Urban Agendas

by Stefano Di Vita, Corinna Morandi ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book offers new perspectives through which to observe and interpret mega-events. Using the specific case studies of World’s Fairs, Di Vita and Morandi present a report of the Milan Expo 2015 and its trans-scalar legacies. While the event and post-event have been affected by the world crisis, the locations of exhibition areas have greatly expanded, encompassing regional as well as post ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book offers new perspectives through which to observe and interpret mega-events. Using the specific case studies of World’s Fairs, Di Vita and Morandi present a report of the Milan Expo 2015 and its trans-scalar legacies. While the event and post-event have been affected by the world crisis, the locations of exhibition areas have greatly expanded, encompassing regional as well as post
... Read more

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