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Tourist attitudes towards water use in the developing world: A comparative analysis.

Page, S.J., Essex, S. and Causevic, S., 2014. Tourist attitudes towards water use in the developing world: A comparative analysis. Tourism Management Perspectives, 10, 57 - 67.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2014.01.004

Abstract

This paper examines tourists' attitudes towards water use based on comparative data from interviews with tourists in Zanzibar, The Gambia and Dominican Republic. Unsustainable water use, accentuated by climate change, threatens access to water which potentially forms a source of conflict between tourists, tourism businesses, residents and the environment. Additionally it raises issues about rights of access to water. The results emphasise the actual nature and scale of tourist use of water and their lack of awareness of the impacts of this use on the local environment and community. This lack of awareness becomes an added indicator of the growing unsustainability of tourism in certain destinations and needs to be considered alongside the longer-term scenarios of climate change. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:2211-9736
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:21112
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:24 Mar 2014 12:15
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 13:48

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