1st Edition
Tourism and Responsibility Perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean
1 Introduction 2 Global Politics, Power and Play: The Macro Level of Responsibility 3 Local Politics, Poverty and Tourism: The Micro Level of Responsibility 4 Tourism and the Environment: Eco by Name, Eco by Nature? 5 Indigenous Peoples and Tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean 6 The Heart of Darkness? Tourism in Cities 7 Sexual Exploitation through Tourism 8 Power and Responsibility in Tourism: Know your Place
Biography
Dr Martin Mowforth is a part-time lecturer in the School of Geography at the University of Plymouth where his work focuses on issues of environment, development, sustainability, natural disasters and tourism. He has been and still is an occasional development worker in the region of Central America.
Clive Charlton is a principal lecturer in the School of Geography at the University of Plymouth with a long-standing teaching and research interest in Latin America (especially Mexico). His work focuses on issues of environment, transport, tourism and development.
Ian Munt is an independent urban development consultant and has worked on projects with UN agencies, bilateral donors and non-governmental organisations in Central America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe.
"For anyone who wants to understand how tourism affects a country like Nicaragua, this is a useful book" Companer@s
"Tourism and Responsibility raises some serious questions which go to the heart of globalisation, and the new wave of 'conquistadors' making landfall in Latin America" Companer@s
The chapters are well structured with lots of references for further study' Gay Lee Central America Report
