This book examines the global scope of tourism-related grabbing of land and other natural
resources. Tourism is often presented as a peaceful and benevolent sector that brings …

The tourism sector has not featured prominently in the debate on global land and resource
grabbing that has ensued since the 2007/08 global financial crisis. Some of the reasons why …

The colonial hill station of Darjeeling, in the post-independence scenario, has experienced
immense urban transformation due to explosive population growth and increased tourism …

Laos, which is in transition from planned to market economy, opened its' borders for
international visitors in the 1990ths. Today, tourism is a major business sector that can also …

The inscription of sites as World Heritage is largely motivated by the need to protect,
conserve, and communicate Outstanding Universal Value. This designation process has …

There has been a growing political, policy and popular interest towards urban regeneration
of historic places in China over the past decade. The recent urban regeneration practices …

The implementation of 'universal'policy documents of cultural heritage in most non-western
developing countries have often failed to address their complex local realities; this may well …

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals developed by the United Nations must be
incorporated into historic urban landscapes just as into new architecture in order to create …