Sustainable Development or Eco-Collapse: Lessons for Tourism and Development from Easter Island

While tourism brings many benefits to islands, it can also cause negative effects, especially when tourism development is a disorganised process, with significant environmental impacts. This has been the case of Easter Island: the recent, uncontrolled growth in tourist numbers together with social a...

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Main Authors: Eugenio Figueroa B., Elena S. Rotarou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/11/1093