Description
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Environmental, social and economic sustainability is an important topic of today's decision makers in tourism. This book, Harald Pechlaner, Peter Keller, Sabine Pichler and Klaus Weiermair, provides profound insights into current concepts and challenges of sustainable tourism development - with particular regard to mountain destinations worldwide.
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Environmental, social and economic sustainability is an important topic of today's decision makers in tourism. This book, edited by Harald Pechlaner, Peter Keller, Sabine Pichler and Klaus Weiermair, provides profound insights into current concepts and challenges of sustainable tourism development - with particular regard to mountain destinations worldwide. Leading experts and tourism professionals analyze- dimensions of sustainability-oriented destination management and destination governance,- strategies and tasks in sustainable tourism development - from demand- and supply-related perspectives,- practical approaches and market viabilities towards sustainable mountain tourism.The case studies presented display the variety of a multifaceted, international field of research and practice. Examples of innovative concepts include mountain regions from all over the globe.
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Prof. Dr. Harald Pechlaner ist Inhaber des Stiftungslehrstuhls Tourismus an der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt und wissenschaftlicher Leiter des Instituts für Regionalentwicklung und Standortmanagement an der Europäischen Akademie Bozen.
