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Author Dickinson, Janet (Janet E.), author

Title Slow travel and tourism / Janet Dickinson and Les Lumsdon
Published London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations
Series Tourism, environment and development series
Tourism, environment and development
Contents The emergence of slow travel -- The impacts of transport for tourism -- Tourism, transport and environment: theoretical perspectives -- Slow travel--the ingredients -- Train tourism -- Walking and tourism -- Cycling and tourism -- Bus and coach tourism -- Water-based travel -- The future of slow travel
Summary It is widely recognized that travel and tourism can have a high environmental impact and make a major contribution to climate change. It is therefore vital that ways to reduce these impacts are developed and implemented. 'Slow travel' provides such a concept, drawing on ideas from the 'slow food' movement with a concern for locality, ecology and quality of life. The aim of this book is to define slow travel and to discuss how some underlining values are likely to pervade new forms of sustainable development. It also aims to provide insights into the travel experience; these are explored in seve
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Sustainable tourism.
Tourism -- Environmental aspects
Bus travel.
Railroad travel.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.
Bus travel
Railroad travel
Sustainable tourism
Tourism -- Environmental aspects
Tourismus
Umweltbelastung
Reise
Langsamkeit
Nachhaltigkeit
Ökotourismus
Verkehrsmittel
Tourismus.
Reise.
Langsamkeit.
Hållbar turism.
Turism -- miljöaspekter.
Form Electronic book
Author Lumsdon, Les, author
LC no. 2010003762
ISBN 9781849776493
1849776490
9781136531736
1136531734