Volunteer tourism : experiences that make a difference /

This book provides an overview of the phenomenon of volunteer tourism, its sources and its development as a concept; and focuses on the potential positive social and environmental benefits of volunteer tourism, and the prerequisites for a successful experience. Chapter 2 examines alternative tourism...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wearing, Stephen (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2001.
Subjects:	Volunteer tourism. Community Participation and Development, (New March 2000) Leisure. Natural Resource Economics, (New March 2000) Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000) Tourism and Travel. Alternative tourism. Community involvement. Conservation. Ecotourism. History. Motivation. Sociology of tourism. Sustainability. Tourism organizations. Volunteers. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Alternative Tourism Experiences
Volunteer Tourism Experiences
Exploring the Experience
The Volunteer Tourist's Experience : Self and Identity
The Site, Social Value and the Self
Developing the Self Through the Volunteer Tourism Experience
The Impacts on Communities : Moving Beyond the Passing Gaze
Volunteer Tourism : Moving on from the Empty Meeting Ground.