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Author:   Kiran A Shinde (La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia) ,  Dr Daniel H Olsen (Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, USA)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.656kg
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9781789241600

ISBN 10:   178924160
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   09 October 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Environmental Impacts of Religious Tourism Chapter 2: Pilgrimage, Religious Tourism, Biodiversity, and Natural Sacred Sites Chapter 3: Managing the Environment in Religious Tourism Destinations: A Conceptual Model Chapter 4: Human Sanctuaries Can Be Created Everywhere: Pilgrimage, Tourism, and Conservation in Vrindavan, India Chapter 5: The Beyul: Sherpa Perspectives on Landscapes Characteristics and Tourism Development in Khumbu (Everest), Nepal Chapter 6: Religious Tourism and Environmental Conservation in Lumbini, the Birthplace of Lord Buddha, World Heritage Site, Nepal Chapter 7: Interreligious Dialogue: Trees, Stones, Water, and Interfaith Ritual Experiences in Lebanon Chapter 8: Mimicking Mountains: Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família and the Mountain of Montserrat Chapter 9: Disease and Health-Related Issues at Mass Religious Gatherings Chapter 10: The Natural Environment and Waste Management at the Hajj Chapter 11: The Effects of Natural Disasters on Religious Tourism Sites: Earthquakes in the Spiritual Heart of Italy Chapter 12: Religion, the Environment, and Sacred Places: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

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Kiran A Shinde (Edited By) Dr Kiran Shinde teaches in the Planning program at La Trobe University, Australia. He does research in the field of religious tourism, and has published about 50 research articles relating to cultural heritage, religious tourism, policy analysis, and destination planning and management. His papers have appeared in high-ranking journals, including Urban Studies, Current Issues in Tourism, International Journal of Tourism Research, GeoForum, and Space and Culture. He has also contributed chapters in books published Elsevier, Routledge, SUNY Press, and CABI. He has presented research papers at conferences in Canada, Turkey, Australia, Portugal, Singapore, the UK, and the USA. He was invited by the UNWTO to contribute to the Bethlehem Charter on Religious Tourism. He is also on the editorial board of the International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage. Recently, he completed a UNWTO report on Buddhist tourism in Asia. He holds a PhD from Monash University, Australia, an MSc from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand), and an M.Tech from CEPT University, India Daniel H Olsen (Edited By) Dr Daniel H. Olsen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, USA. His research interests revolve around religious and spiritual tourism, heritage tourism, and the management of sacred sites, with secondary research interests in tourism in peripheral areas and tourism and disabilities. He is co-editor of Religion, Tourism, and Spiritual Journeys (Routledge, 2006) and Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails (CABI, 2018), and has published over 40 journal articles and book chapters.

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