Tourism And Resilience
by Richard W. Butler /
2017 / English / PDF
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Resilience relates to the ability of organisms, communities,
ecosystems, and populations to absorb and withstand the impacts and
effects of external forces while retaining their integrity and
ability to continue functioning. The concept is particularly
applicable to tourism destinations and attractions which are
exposed to the potentially harmful and sometimes severe effects of
tourism development and visitation. This book discusses the concept
of resilience and its application to tourism. It compares the
relevance of resilience to sustainability; the former focusing on
the well-being and survival of the places affected and the latter
focusing on the agent of impact, tourism itself.
Resilience relates to the ability of organisms, communities,
ecosystems, and populations to absorb and withstand the impacts and
effects of external forces while retaining their integrity and
ability to continue functioning. The concept is particularly
applicable to tourism destinations and attractions which are
exposed to the potentially harmful and sometimes severe effects of
tourism development and visitation. This book discusses the concept
of resilience and its application to tourism. It compares the
relevance of resilience to sustainability; the former focusing on
the well-being and survival of the places affected and the latter
focusing on the agent of impact, tourism itself.
