Economics of Sustainable Tourism

The Economics of Sustainable Tourism aims to critically explore how tourism economic development can move closer to a sustainable ideal from a firm Economic analytic anchor. Grounded in Economic theory and application it analyses tourist¿s satisfaction and impacts of tourism on the host community, investigates the productivity of the industry and identify factors which could increase economic & sustainable development such as trade relationships. It offers further insight into how destinations sustainability can be measured, economic benefits of a more sustainable destination and sets the agenda for future research. The book includes range of theoretical and empirical perspectives and includes cutting edge research from international scholars.This significant volume provides a new perspective on the sustainable tourism debate and will be a valuable read for students, researcher, academics of Tourism and Economics.