Tourism Development, Governance and Sustainability in The Bahamas

Herausgeber: Bethell-Bennett, Ian; Rolle, Sophia; Minnis, Jessica

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Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the complex issues of tourism development, governance and sustainability in the long-standing popular island destination, The Bahamas, where tourism remains one of the primary fiscal industries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 563g
• ISBN-13: 9780367469672
• ISBN-10: 0367469677
• Artikelnr.: 70360750

Autorenporträt

Sophia Rolle is Graduate Programmes Coordinator and Senior Lecturer of Tourism Management in the Centre for Hotel and Tourism Management, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of the West Indies. Jessica Minnis is a Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences at the University of The Bahamas. Ian Bethell-Bennett is an Associate Professor and former Dean of Liberal and Fine Arts at the University of The Bahamas.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Development: 1. Identities in Flux: Psychological acculturation and
developing tourism in The Bahamas 2. The impact of tourism development on
small island communities in The Bahamas: The case of Abaco, Bimini and
Exuma 3. Living on Islands: Tourism & Quality of Life on the Islands of
Abaco, Bimini and Exuma, The Bahamas a case study 4. Vacation Rental
Markets in The Bahamas 5. Case Study on a Bahamian Carnival. 6. Junkanoo
Carnival, Bahamas as a Strategy for Tourism Development. Part II Governance
7. Tourism Governance, Panarchy and Resilience in The Bahamas 8. Atlantis -
A Case Study in the Experience Economy 9. The Economics of Smiling: A
History of the Bahamian courtesy campaign 1955-1970 Part III Sustainable
Development 10. Assessing Sustainability in Small Island Developing States:
A comparative analysis of sustainability assessment tools and their
applicability to Small Island Developing States 11. Toward A Blue Economy:
Ragged Island - a case for sustainable development for the islands of The
Bahamas 12. Climate Change, Tourism and Sustainable Development in The
Bahamas 13. Marijuana Agro -Tourism Habitat Part IV: Development,
Governance, Sustainability: A Look at Hurricanes. 14. Sustaining tourism
after a hurricane. 15. Hurricane Dorian: A case for building comprehensive
climate change resilience frameworks for Small Island Developing States in
the Caribbean. Part V: Conclusion. 16. Towards an understanding of the
tourism experience