Download or read book The Social Side of Tourism: the Interface Between Tourism, Society, and the Environment written by Michael Lck and published by Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Management und Tourismus (IMT). This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Competence Network of Tourism Research and Education (ICNT) covers various areas of research. ICNT's third book offers insights of tourism experts with a wide range of interest and expertise on the way tourism is understood and worked in different countries around the world. The volume analyses the interface between the social, the natural, and the economic environments and focuses on an increase of competitive advantages and local value creation. This includes the social and cultural perspectives of host communities and tourists.