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Title: Journeys of discovery in volunteer tourism: international case study perspectives
Author/Creator: Lyons, Kevin D.; Wearing, Stephen
Institution: University of Newcastle. Faculty of Business & Law, Newcastle Business School
Description: The fast-growing phenomenon of volunteer tourism encompasses a diverse range of activities, from conserving environments to working with host communities to alleviate poverty. However, understanding the complex relationship between volunteering and tourism requires a wide analytical framework. This book provides a broad insight into how volunteer tourism is growing and developing. Theoretical and empirical case studies from leading researchers in the field explore the experiences of the volunteer tourist and the power relationships between volunteers and host communities and commercial, non-commercial and government entities involved in developing and supporting volunteer tourism. The ambiguous and contested intersections between volunteering, travel and alternative tourism as a foundation for considering the future of volunteer tourism are also examined.
Relation: http://bookshop.cabi.org/default.aspx?site=191&page=2633&pid=2078
Date: 2008
Publisher: CABI
Keyword(s): volunteer tourism; volunteers; host communities; conservation
Resource Type: book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/43618
Identifier: ISBN:9781845933807

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