Sökning: "Mass Tourism"

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  1. 1. The Threatened Paradise : Tourism on a Greek Island

    Författare :Peter Smekal; Jan Ovesen; Julie Scott; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Cultural anthropology; Greece; Kárpathos; tourism; anti-tourism; tourist typologies; repeat vacationing; tour guides; host-guest relations; festivals; guidebooks; tourist media; Orientalism; lifestyles; social distinctions; Romanticism; nostalgia; Kulturantropologi; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology; kulturantropologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is about attitudes and practices of foreign tourists in Ólymbos, a village in the north of the Greek island of Kárpathos. Based upon several periods of fieldwork from 1999 to 2005, it focuses on the discomfort with tourism and the tourist role which is shared by many holidaymakers, and which also can be found in various types of representations of the area. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Platser för rovdjursturism? : Vargar, människor och utveckling i Norra Värmland

    Författare :Marcus Ednarsson; Klas Sandell; Dieter Mueller; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sweden; Värmland; newspaper; land-use conflicts; place; landscape; tourism; human geography; Hagfors; Torsby; large arnivores; wolves; attidudes; carnivore tourism; actors; development; mass media; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis explores the attitudes towards large carnivores as a resource for tourism in northern Värmland. The purpose is to study the carnivore issue and the problems of carnivore tourism from a geographical perspective in order to illustrate the differences and connections between different approaches to a controversial and a potential rural resource. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Can tourism be sustainable? : Service Experiences from Tourism Destinations in Europe

    Författare :Anna Sörensson; Jan-Åke Törnroos; Mittuniversitetet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The tourism industry is growing rapidly, and thus there is an urgent need to developing sustainable tourism. The research objective of the thesis is to explore and discuss the concept of sustainability within the tourism industry from a marketing point of view, focusing on the perspective of tourist producers’. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Facilitating Transitions to Sustainable Tourism - The role of the tour operator

    Författare :Adriana Budeanu; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; pollution control; Environmental technology; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences; Humaniora; Humanities; Sustainable Tourism; Tour Operators; Sustainable Development; Mass Tourism; kontroll av utsläpp; Miljöteknik;

    Sammanfattning : Tourism has become a leading industry in the world and continues to grow rapidly, contributing essentially to economic growth and employment in many countries. Tourism as it looks today poses serious threats to the environment and considerable social and cultural challenges. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Borta bra men hemma bäst : svenskars turistresor i Sverige under sommaren

    Författare :Bruno Jansson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Tourism; Travel; Vacation; Leisure; Regionalization;

    Sammanfattning : Tourism has a long history but research on tourism is recent and linked to the modern mass tourism. Tourism research deals with the subject from three perspectives. First it is treated as a social phenomenon, second as an economic phenomenon and third as a geographic phenomenon. LÄS MER