Island tourism : sustainable perspectives / edited by Jack Carlsen and Richard Butler. - Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2011. - xiv, 249 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1: Introducing Sustainable Perspectives of Island Tourism
PART I: ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM
2: Aliens in an Ancient Landscape: Rabbits, Rats andTourists on Macquarie Island
3: From Sand Mining to Sand Bashing in About 30 Years:a Difficult Journey Towards Sustainable Tourism for Fraser Island
4: Managing Tourism on Green Island, Great Barrier ReefMarine Park: Conservation, Commerce and Compromises
5: Tourism and Sustainability in the Lakshadweep Islands
6: The Risk of Climate Change for Tourism in the Maldives
PART II: SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM
7: Host and Guest Perceptions of Tourism Impacts in Island Settings: a Malaysian Perspective
8: Island Casino Development: an Antithesis of Socioculturally Sustainable Tourism. The cases of St Croix and Christmas Islands
9: Social Sustainability of Tourism in a Culture of Sensuality, Sexual Freedom and Violence:Trinidad and Tobago
10: Sustainable Host–Guest Interactions on Islands: Bruny and Magnetic Islands
11: Sustainable Tourism in High-latitude Islands:Shetland Islands
PART III: ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM
12: Rejuvenating Paradise: Changing Products, Changing Markets and Changing Visitor Behaviour in Mauritius
13: Sustainable Island Tourism: the Case of Okinawa
14: Tourism in Mediterranean Islands: a Comparative Analysis
15: Sustainable Tourism Transportation in Hawaii:a Holistic Approach
16: Planning for Sustainable Island Tourism Development in the Maldives
17: Conclusions and Implications for Sustainable IslandTourism

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Sustainable tourism.
Islands--Economic conditions.
Islands--Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.

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