Download or read book The Global Political Economy of the Environment and Tourism written by G. Kütting and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how local and global environment-society relations play out in coastal communities dependent on tourism for economic survival. It analyzes the consequences of social and economic policies on remote areas and makes a case for studying the role of environmental values in global environmental governance.