Tourism in Frontier Areas

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Shaul Krakover, Y. Gradus
Lexington Books, 2002 - Business & Economics - 316 pages
In this timely new collection of essays, an excellent roster of contributors bring new insight to a wide spectrum of topics related to tourism in frontier areas. The book focuses on international case studies as it discusses the economic feasibility of frontier tourist development, the tourist development of rural and urban settings, and the expansion of tourism to remote borderlands. The contributors highlight the potential, as well as the environmental, economic, bureaucratic, and cultural difficulties of peripheral tourism. This innovative and thought-provoking approach-with its wealth of detail-makes Tourism in Frontier Areas essential reading for scholars in tourist development, regional development, and economic geography.

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Time Dimensions and Tourism Development in Peripheral Areas
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The Economic Impact of Tourism in the Central
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