Religious pilgrimage routes and trails: sustainable development and management
Religious pilgrimage routes and trails: sustainable development and management [electronic resource]
Edited by D. H. Olsen, A. Trono.
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- Wallingford UK CAB International 2018
- 267pp.;
- CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series .
- CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series .
For millennia people have travelled to religious sites for worship, initiatory and leisure purposes. Today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of religious pilgrimage routes and trails around the world that are used by pilgrims as well as tourists. Indeed, many religious pilgrimage routes and trails are today used as themes by tourism marketers in an effort to promote regional economic development.Providing a holistic approach to religious pilgrimage routes and trails, this book:- Addresses important conceptual themes such as sustainable local development, regional economic development, heritage identity and management, and promoting environmentally friendly practices;- Includes global case studies to help transfer theory into good practice;- Calls for further discussion of the importance of better planning, management, and maintenance of these routes and trails, so that the positive benefits of this type of tourism development can be fully realized.An important resource for those interested in religious tourism and pilgrimage, this book is also an invaluable collection for academics and policy-makers within heritage tourism and regional development.
9781786390288
10.1079/9781786390271.0000 doi
economic development Developed Countries regional development Africa Cameroon sustainable tourism America ACP Countries subsaharan Africa cultural heritage Japan pilgrimages Africa South of Sahara Asia Commonwealth of Nations Indonesia socioeconomic aspects management Threshold Countries socioeconomics Francophone Africa South East Asia India sustainability Latin America USA constraints Central Africa South Asia environmental effects United States of America OECD Countries environmental impact North America East Asia religious tourism Developing Countries ASEAN Countries Europe tourism development Mexico case studies APEC countries
For millennia people have travelled to religious sites for worship, initiatory and leisure purposes. Today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of religious pilgrimage routes and trails around the world that are used by pilgrims as well as tourists. Indeed, many religious pilgrimage routes and trails are today used as themes by tourism marketers in an effort to promote regional economic development.Providing a holistic approach to religious pilgrimage routes and trails, this book:- Addresses important conceptual themes such as sustainable local development, regional economic development, heritage identity and management, and promoting environmentally friendly practices;- Includes global case studies to help transfer theory into good practice;- Calls for further discussion of the importance of better planning, management, and maintenance of these routes and trails, so that the positive benefits of this type of tourism development can be fully realized.An important resource for those interested in religious tourism and pilgrimage, this book is also an invaluable collection for academics and policy-makers within heritage tourism and regional development.
9781786390288
10.1079/9781786390271.0000 doi
economic development Developed Countries regional development Africa Cameroon sustainable tourism America ACP Countries subsaharan Africa cultural heritage Japan pilgrimages Africa South of Sahara Asia Commonwealth of Nations Indonesia socioeconomic aspects management Threshold Countries socioeconomics Francophone Africa South East Asia India sustainability Latin America USA constraints Central Africa South Asia environmental effects United States of America OECD Countries environmental impact North America East Asia religious tourism Developing Countries ASEAN Countries Europe tourism development Mexico case studies APEC countries