The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and the Environment : Routledge : 9781138071384 : 1138071382 : 16 Jun 2017 : The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and the Environment explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies inherent to tourism's relationship with nature, especially pertinent at a time of major re-evaluation of our relationship with the environment as a consequence of the environmental problems we now face. It brings together leading specialists from range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research on this complex relationship and future direction. The book is divided in to five interrelated sections. Section one evaluates the philosophical basis, rationale and complexity of what is meant by the term ?environment' considering the major influences in the construction of how we understand our surroundings and the types of values we place upon them. Section two evaluates the types of