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Environmental, social and economic sustainability is an important topic of today´s decision makers in tourism. This book, Harald Pechlaner, Peter Keller, Sabine Pichler and Klaus Weiermair, provides profound insights into current concepts and challenges of sustainable tourism development - with particular regard to mountain destinations worldwide.

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Environmental, social and economic sustainability is an important topic of today´s decision makers in tourism. This book, edited by Harald Pechlaner, Peter Keller, Sabine Pichler and Klaus Weiermair, provides profound insights into current concepts and challenges of sustainable tourism development - with particular regard to mountain destinations worldwide.

Leading experts and tourism professionals analyze

- dimensions of sustainability-oriented destination management and destination governance,
- strategies and tasks in sustainable tourism development - from demand- and supply-related perspectives,
- practical approaches and market viabilities towards sustainable mountain tourism.

The case studies presented display the variety of a multifaceted, international field of research and practice. Examples of innovative concepts include mountain regions from all over the globe.

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Prof. Dr. Harald Pechlaner ist Inhaber des Stiftungslehrstuhls Tourismus an der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt und wissenschaftlicher Leiter des Instituts für Regionalentwicklung und Standortmanagement an der Europäischen Akademie Bozen.

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