Coastal Mass Tourism: Diversification and Sustainable Development in Southern Europe (Aspects of Tourism, 12)

Contents......Page 5
Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 7
The Contributors......Page 9
1 Mass Tourism, Diversification and Sustainability in Southern Europe’s Coastal Regions......Page 15
2 The Policy Context for Tourism and Sustainability in Southern Europe’s Coastal Regions......Page 46
3 Crete: Endowed by Nature, Privileged by Geography, Threatened by Tourism?......Page 62
4 Tourism Development in Greek Insular and Coastal Areas: Sociocultural Changes and Crucial Policy Issues......Page 82
5 Tourism Growth, National Development and Regional Inequality in Turkey......Page 99
6 Problems of Island Tourism Development: The Greek Insular Regions......Page 128
7 Sustainable Tourism Planning in Northern Cyprus......Page 147
8 Learning From Experience? Progress Towards a Sustainable Future for Tourism in the Central and Eastern Andalucían Littoral......Page 171
9 Measuring Sustainability in a Mass Tourist Destination: Pressures, Perceptions and Policy Responses in Torrevieja, Spain......Page 190
10 The Planning and Practice of Coastal Zone Management in Southern Spain......Page 214
11 Using EMAS and Local Agenda 21 as Tools Towards Sustainability: The Case of a Catalan Coastal Resort......Page 234
12 Environmental Initiatives in the Hotel Sector in Greece: Case Study of the ‘Green Flags’ Project......Page 263
13 Sustainable Tourism: Utopia or Necessity? The Role of New Forms of Tourism in the Aegean Islands......Page 283
14 Tourism, Culture and Cultural Tourism in Malta: The Revival of Valletta......Page 306
15 Coffee Shop Meets Casino: Cultural Responses to Casino Tourism in Northern Cyprus......Page 321
16 Tourism, Modernisation and Development on the Island of Cyprus: Challenges and Policy Responses......Page 335
17 Rejuvenation, Diversification and Imagery: Sustainability Conflicts for Tourism Policy in the Eastern Adriatic......Page 355
Index......Page 370