Drawing attention to the potential outcomes to communities when using tourism as a development strategy, this book provides a focused analysis of this emerging issue and seeks to provide positive guidance on improving the process of tourism planning and development.

Part I: Improving Knowledge of Tourism Development and It’s Impacts 1: Community Capacity Building An Emerging Challenge for Tourism Development G Moscardo 2: Enhancing the Economic Benefits of Tourism at the Local Level N Stoeckl 3: Understanding How Tourism can bring Socio-cultural Benefits to Destination Communities P Pearce 4: Linking a Sense of Place with a Sense of Care: Overcoming Sustainability Challenges Faced by Remote Communities K Walker Part II: Improving Community Knowledge of Tourism Development 5: Community based Tourism in Asia P Rocharungsat 6: Examples of Effective techniques for Enhancing Community Understanding of Tourism J Sammy 7: Tools to Enhance Community Capacity to Critically Evaluate Tourism Activities K Walker Part III: Improving Community Participation in Tourism Development 8: Partnerships for Tourism Development Amanda Stronza 9: Enhancing Participation of Women in Tourism Haretsebe Manwa 10: Entrepreneurship and the Rural Tourism Industry: A Primer N G. McGehee and C S. Kline 11: Perspectives on Leadership Coaching for Regional Tourism Managers and Entrepreneurs A Blackman 12: Capacity Building Through Cooperation R Monypenny