An overview of recreation and leisure; The connections between globalisation, mobility and tourism. And the growth of mass tourism; The urban tourism system including a classification of the main elements and its role in urban renewal; The goals, principles and practice of sustainable tourism including its emergence from the concept sustainable development; The characteristics of ecotourism and a critical assessment of selected case studies; A critical analysis an analytical framework for analysing the balance between resource use and sustainability in the Caribbean tourism; The changing approaches to tourism planning as well the main aspects on the planning process, including local community participation; An advanced insight into the contested nature of tourism developments and the ways that socio-political factors render some tourist spaces as zones of exclusion and marginalisation; Introduction to the components, goals and challenges associated with conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment. The role of certification programmes as measures of sustainability in tourist development practices; The nature and outcomes of connections between the agriculture and tourism sector with specific emphasis on the experiences of Jamaica; The role sex tourism plays in shaping social and economic landscapes and, by extension, the identity of places; The concept of vulnerability from multiple perspectives including the vulnerability of the tourism industry to external shocks, natural hazards, the impact of crime and health related challenges.