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Sustainable tourism as a factor of local development
279 p. : col. ill.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- This book presents the results of the conference "Sustainable tourism as a factor of local development", organized by GRISS, Research Unit on Sustainable Development of the Department of Environmental Science in University of Milano Bicocca. The book contains an interdisciplinary overview of the main topics related to tourism sustainability, where special attention is paid to its role for local development, and a review about the most relevant policies and trends in European Union and worldwide. It gathers the scientific papers presented during the conference and the results of the roundtable about the upcoming event of Expo 2015 and its possible effects on the city of Milan and the Monza and Brianza province.
- This contribution combines the different perspectives of the participants that have been meeting during the two days of the congress (both from the scientific side and from the operational point of view), such as representatives of numerous faculties (environmental science, economy, sociology, engineering and architecture) from Italy and abroad and local representatives of institutions, NGOs and tourism businesses. A specific final section is dedicated to a pilot application of the European Charter of Sustainable Tourism in protected areas, a promising methodology to integrate environmental, social and economic sustainability into tourism policies at local scale. [Publisher's text]
- Papers resulting from the congress.
- Contains bibliographies, appendices (p. 247- 277), authors index and internet addresses.
- Title of series appears on cover and number on spine.
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ISBN: 9788864580012
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- Sustainable tourism -- Congresses
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En este volumen
- Introduction
- Sustainable tourism : from policy to action
- From referential framework to challenges and solution
- Tourism and sustainability : strategy and tools at local scale
- Methodology of intervention for public action in tourism
- Sustainable tourism : Instruments for promoting change
- Sustainable tourism strategies in a Natura 2000 site in the Italian Alps
- Innovative strategies for the sustainability in mass tourism destinations : the experience of the Province of Rimini
- Sustainable tourism in the Ukrainian Carpathians
- The contribution of tourism to economic growth : an empirical analysis for the case of Chile
- The role of tourism for local development
- Environmental sustainibility and touristic development in small islands
- The impacts of the cruise industry on tourism destinations
- Integrated analysis of territory and development of local identities in cultural heritage and landscape
- Small cities as cultural infrastructure
- Alpe Devero area : a participatory process of sustainable development
- Tourism, sustainability and Monza : essential guidelines for a successful touristic destination action plan
- The Path of St. Augustine : a Path to Compostela in Brianza
- Sustainability indicators for tourism
- Sustainability indicators and their role to destinations' strategic development
- Tourist Function and Environmental Accounting Model in Protected Areas
- LCA and the hospitality industry : an Italian case-study
- Sustainable coastal tourism : the role of energy efficiency and renewable resources
- Sustainable development of hotel architecture : enhancing the tourist attractiveness of the territory
- Sustainable tourism and accessibility of historical city centre
- Examples of (in-)sustainability of tourism in protected areas
- Big Sport Events and Governance : The Case of Alpine World Ski Championships in three Destinations
- Evironmental management system nature park certification
- Destination labeling and certification as a tool for local development : the case of The Orange Flag of the Touring Club of Italy
- Expo 2015 : a chance for a sustainable tourism policy development?
- The European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas
- List of authors