Including a case study on recreation and tourism in the Italian Dolomites (Tosi, V.).

This book is the published outcome of the RES project (Niche markets for recreational and environmental services from multiple forest production systems) funded by the European Commission. The book discusses the project's leading ideas, basic assumptions, summary and recommendations; an analysis of ...

This chapter focuses on the gendered perception of women in Italy. It explores the beach as a stage for 'tanning' performance, to study cultural issues of female body and identity in Italy. The chapter strives to portray the extent to which women's bodies reflect the pressures of their society, the ...

This chapter focuses on crises and disasters in the European alpine tourism industry and the new requirements for the management of potential crises and disasters (including natural disasters). Results are presented from a questionnaire survey of tourism organizations (n=121) in the Tyrol and Alto...

This chapter assesses the impact of terrorism on tourism in the USA and other countries (Greece, Italy, the UK, Israel, Egypt, Turkey) by use of the Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) model. Results indicate that: (1) incidents of terrorism exert an effect on the tourism sector for each of the...

This chapter presents a case study focused on a rural area between Lakes Orta and Maggiore in Italy. The study analyses the roles of networking processes and stakeholders' power relations in promoting a vibrant rural community through leisure and tourism events. The chapter reviews literature on...

This research on local identity in the Italian town of Levanto employed a combination of photo elicitation and focus group interviews to explore the relationship between the gaze of the tourist and the gaze of the local inhabitants. In so doing, it shows how local people 'see' and understand the...

This chapter focuses on mass tourism in Italy. First, it considers the leisure policies during Fascism, a period which was fundamental to the introduction of mass tourism in Italy. Secondly, it examines the boom from the 1950s to the 1970s, showing how mass tourism became the dominant model, and...

This chapter focuses on the issue of climate change adaptation in Mediterranean coastal destinations, attempting to answer the following research questions. (1) How are the tourism firms changing/adapting their decisions and strategies to respond to the climate change challenges, particularly in...

By focusing on Halal tourism, which is rooted in the Islamic culture and religion, this chapter demonstrates that the way to discover the world is changing and ethical tourism is moving forward. The chapter highlights ways to promote ethical and Halal tourism in the context of non-Muslim...