Tourism And Communities

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Tourism and CommunitiesNordic Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Narcs Bassols i Gardella, Ulrika Persson-Fischier, Jarkko Saarinen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032908397, 978-1032908397\nSynopsis\nThis timely book critically explores and analyses the prospects and challenges that exist in tourism and community relations in different contexts, with a focus on island, rural and urban environments within Nordic tourism.\n\nThe book explores core topics from both positive and negative tourism development practices, including employment and income creation, diversification of local economy, well-being and quality of life, infrastructure and services support, revitalization of culture, cultural learning, and natural and cultural resource conservation. The volume utilises case studies and real-world examples from the Nordic context, which are good practices in community building, investments in social programmes and infrastr.