Tourism has long been considered a source of social inequality, and as the industry continues to expand rapidly there is an increasing need for a better understanding of its consequences.
Providing a synthesis of tourism as a source of injustice, Tourism and Inequality addresses a wide range of interrelated forms of inequality, investigating its association with class, nation, ethnicity, race, gender, disability and age. Chapters examine routes towards social justice and initiatives that aim to advance poverty alleviation, fair trade, ethics and human rights. The analysis of a wide variety of case studies from around the world allows an exploration into the ways that tourism can be used positively to alleviate the impacts of social injustice. Providing a unique multidisciplinary perspective, the authors aim to lead the way towards a more socially responsible future for tourism practice.
This book provides a useful resource for students of tourism and tourism management, as well as industry professionals and policy makers.
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| Foreword |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Introduction: Tourism and Inequality |
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Part I Inequalities for Consumers |
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1 Tourism, Disability and Mobility |
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2 Tourism and Visual Impairment |
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3 Equal Access for All? Regulative Mechanisms, Inequality and Tourism Mobility |
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Part II Inequalities for Producers |
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4 Sex Tourism and Inequalities |
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5 Access and Marginalization in a Beach Enclave Resort |
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6 Fair Trade in Tourism - a Marketing Tool for Social Transformation? |
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7 Tourism and Human Rights |
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Part III Prospects for Reducing Inequalities |
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8 Social Tourism for Low-income Groups: Benefits in a UK and Irish Context |
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9 Tourism and Welfare: Ethics, Responsibility and Well-being |
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10 Pro-poor Tourism: Can Tourism Contribute to Poverty Reduction in Less Economically Developed Countries? |
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11 Urban Beaches as Social Tourism Installations: Case Studies of Paris Plage and Bristol Urban Beach |
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12 Justifying Tourism: Justice through Tourism |
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| Conclusion: Tourism, Inequalities and Prospects |
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is a senior lecturer in Tourism Geography at the University of the West of England. Stroma combines her academic career with action research and consultancy, most recently looking at tourism and water rights in Indonesia. She is a director of Equality in Tourism and was the Chair of Tourism Concern (2006-2012). Stroma is an activist researcher critiquing the consequences of tourism development. PhD is Head of the Department of Business at Swansea University, UK. A strong proponent of advocacy scholarship, he was one of originators of the notion of hopeful tourism scholarship and is co-chair of the biennial Critical Tourism Studies Conference Series. Nigel has a background in leisure policy and public sector tourism and public relations management. He is passionately interested in the connections between tourism, social justice, identity and place and has written or edited 15 books in these areas. Nigel is an editorial board member of several leading international journals including Place Branding & Public Diplomacy, Hospitality & Society and Vacation Marketing and is an Associate Editor of the Annals of Tourism Research. Derek Hall has studied geography, anthropology and tourism for over 40 years, his experience includes: 1970 BA (Hons) 2i University of London (External): Geography with Social Anthropology 1970-4 Research Assistant, Department of Geography, Polytechnic of North London 1973 Postgraduate Diploma in Linguistics, University of Portsmouth 1974 Temporary Assistant Research Officer, Scottish Development Department, Edinburgh 1974-1995 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer, Reader, Geography and Tourism, Sunderland Polytechnic/University 1978 PhD University of London (External): Social and Political Geography 1978 British Council Young Scientist in India: Delhi School of Economics; Osmania University, Hyderabad; Centre for Social and Economic Research, Bangalore 1984 British Council funded researcher in Mongolia: University of Ulan Bataar 1986-91 Part-time tour leader for Regent Holidays in Europe and Asia 1995-2004 Head of Department, Tourism and Leisure Management, Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayrshire. 1998 Personal Chair in Regional Development External examiner at various levels and visiting professor/senior research fellow at a number of universities, including HAMK University of Applied Technology, Finland (1997-2012). Most recent role with Plymouth University.
