Publisher Description

Tourism has long been considered a source of social inequality, and as the industry continues to expand rapidly there is an increasing need for a better understanding of its consequences. Providing a synthesis of tourism as a source of injustice, Tourism and Inequality addresses a wide range of interrelated forms of inequality, investigating its association with class, nation, ethnicity, race, gender, disability and age. Chapters examine routes towards social justice and initiatives that aim to advance poverty alleviation, fair trade, ethics and human rights. The analysis of a wide variety of case studies from around the world allows an exploration into the ways that tourism can be used positively to alleviate the impacts of social injustice. Providing a unique multidisciplinary perspective, the authors aim to lead the way towards a more socially responsible future for tourism practise.

Author Biography

is a senior lecturer in Tourism Geography at the University of the West of England. Stroma combines her academic career with action research and consultancy, most recently looking at tourism and water rights in Indonesia. She is a director of Equality in Tourism and was the Chair of Tourism Concern (2006-2012). Stroma is an activist researcher critiquing the consequences of tourism development. Derek Hall has studied geography, anthropology and tourism for over 40 years, his experience includes:1970 BA (Hons) 2i University of London (External): Geography with Social Anthropology1970-4 Research Assistant, Department of Geography, Polytechnic of North London1973 Postgraduate Diploma in Linguistics, University of Portsmouth1974 Temporary Assistant Research Officer, Scottish Development Department, Edinburgh1974-1995 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer, Reader, Geography and Tourism, Sunderland Polytechnic/University1978 PhD University of London (External): Social and Political Geography1978 British Council Young Scientist in India: Delhi School of Economics; Osmania University, Hyderabad; Centre for Social and Economic Research, Bangalore1984 British Council funded researcher in Mongolia: University of Ulan Bataar1986-91 Part-time tour leader for Regent Holidays in Europe and Asia1995-2004 Head of Department, Tourism and Leisure Management, Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayrshire.1998 Personal Chair in Regional DevelopmentExternal examiner at various levels and visiting professor/senior research fellow at a number of universities, including HAMK University of Applied Technology, Finland (1997-2012). Most recent role with Plymouth University. PhD is Head of the Department of Business at Swansea University, UK. A strong proponent of advocacy scholarship, he was one of originators of the notion of hopeful tourism scholarship and is co-chair of the biennial Critical Tourism Studies Conference Series. Nigel has a background in leisure policy and public sector tourism and public relations management. He is passionately interested in the connections between tourism, social justice, identity and place and has written or edited 15 books in these areas. Nigel is an editorial board member of several leading international journals including Place Branding & Public Diplomacy, Hospitality & Society and Vacation Marketing and is an Associate Editor of the Annals of Tourism Research.

Table of Contents

Part I: Inequalities for consumers 1: Tourism, Disability and Mobility Jennie Small and Simon Darcy 2: Tourism and Visual Impairment Victoria Richards, Nigel Morgan, Annette Pritchard and Diane Sedgley 3: Equal Access for All? Regulative mechanisms, inequality and tourism mobility C. Michael Hall Part II: Inequalities for producers 4: Sex Tourism and Inequalities Jacqueline Sánchez Taylor 5: Access and Marginalisation in a Beach Enclave Resort Sheena Carlisle 6: Fair Trade in Tourism - a marketing tool for social transformation? Angela Kalisch 7: Tourism and Human Rights Stroma Cole and Jenny Eriksson Part III: Prospects for reducing Inequalities 8: Social Tourism for Low-Income Groups: Benefits in a UK and Irish Context Lyn Minnaert and Jane Stacey and Bernadette Quinn, Kevin Griffin 9: Tourism and Welfare: Ethics, Responsibility and Well-being Derek Hall and Frances Brown 10: Pro-Poor Tourism - Can tourism contribute to poverty reduction in less economically developed countries? Dorethea Meyer 11: Urban beaches as social tourism installations: Case studies of Paris Plage and Bristol Urban Beach Tim Gale 12: Justifying tourism: Justice through tourism Freya Higgins-Desboilles

Review

"Overall, the volume is very well-written and not only discusses the contribution
of tourism to inequality, but also analyzes how the industry can contribute to
reducing inequality. Secondly, it analyzes tourism induced inequalities from differ-
ent perspectives, providing the reader with a broad and in-depth knowledge on the
subject."--Robin Nunkoo, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (1/1/2011 12:00:00 AM)

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the volume is very well written... (an) excellent book. Annals of Tourism Research 38 (2011) 1193-1211, 2011.

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"Overall, the volume is very well-written and not only discusses the contributionof tourism to inequality, but also analyzes how the industry can contribute toreducing inequality. Secondly, it analyzes tourism induced inequalities from differ-ent perspectives, providing the reader with a broad and in-depth knowledge on thesubject."

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