This chapter refers to long-term observations and research carried out in different touristic environments in the French Alps over the past 30 years. Focusing on the dilemmas and challenges of tourism policy and engineering facing climate and cultural change, it examines and discusses the processes ...

This chapter discusses policy and planning for particular leisure sectors: sport and physical recreation; the arts; outdoor recreation in natural areas; urban outdoor recreation; and tourism.

This chapter takes on a major environmental issue by discussing the case of golf tourism in Cyprus. The overdependence of Cyprus on tourism, the decrease of tourist flows, and the recent economic crisis harming the Cypriot tourism sector are some of the major issues that have emerged as being in...

This 3rd book edition examines the activities of policymaking and planning carried out by governments and associated agencies in the field of leisure, sport and tourism. The book consists of 15 chapters presented in five parts. Part 1 consists of five chapters. The introductory chapter presents...