Sport Tourism, Island Territories and Sustainable Development : A Comparative Perspective

Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I. Conceptual and Methodological Frameworks: A Comparison of Place from an Eco-territorial Perspective -- Chapter 1. Small Island States or Territories -- Chapter 2. The Geography of Island Spaces: Adventure Grounds for Sport Tourism -- Chapter 3. Sport Tourism, island territories and sustainable development: A literature review on the contribution of sport tourism to the sustainable development goals in island settings -- Chapter 4. Conceiving of Islands as Ecoterritories -- Chapter 5. A Comparative Methodology Re(de)fined: Place or Space -- Part II. From Islands to Archipelagos: Sport Tourism in a Globalized World -- The Mediterranean Sea (inclusive of the Tyrrhenian Sea) -- Chapter 6. Sport Tourism in Malta: Getting Off the Beach -- Chapter 7.The Emerging Sport Tourism Destination of Sardinia -- Chapter 8. Kalymnos as a Sustainable Destination -- The North (Baltic) Sea -- Chapter 9. A Case Study of Helgoland and Rügen Island -- The Atlantic Ocean -- Chapter 10. Azores: Sport tourism Development towards Sustainability -- Chapter 11. Sport Tourism in the Canary Islands: The Diversification of Mass Tourism -- Chapter 12. Madeira archipelago: Paths to a sustainable nature sport tourism destination -- The Caribbean Sea -- Chapter 13. Barbados Islands -- The Pacific Ocean -- Chapter 14. Sport Tourism in French Polynesia -- Chapter 15. Sport Tourism in Tahiti -- Chapter 16: Sport Tourism and Local Sustainable Development in Small Island Territories: The Case of Kiribati -- Chapter 17. Triathlon Race in Irago on the tip of the Atsumi Peninsula in Japan -- Chapter 18. Sport Tourism, Sporty Leisure and Sustainable Development in Singapore -- The Indian Ocean -- Chapter 19. How Sport Tourism Helps Small Islands Destinations to Improve their Resilience: The Case Study of La Reunion Island -- Chapter 20. Mauritius as a Sustainable Island Destination: Opportunities, Implications and Challenges for Sport Tourism -- Chapter 21. Towards the Development of a Sustainable Sport Tourism Destination in Madagascar: The Key Role of Inhabitants -- Chapter 22. Developing Nature Sports and Hiking in Mayotte: An Island in a Triple Insularity Situation -- Chapter 23. Sport Tourism and Local Sustainable Development in Rodrigues -- Chapter 24. Sport Tourism: An Undeniable Asset for Sustainable and Local Development in Comoros. Chapter 21. Sport in Maldivian Islands. Between Tourism, Land Policies and Power Relationships -- Chapter 25. The Role of Sport Tourism in Diversifying Tourism Activities in Zanzibar: The Need for Institutional Arrangement -- Part III. Comparative Analyses of Islands and Island Archipelagos -- Regional Analysis -- Chapter 27. Sport tourism, a factor of sustainable development in island territories: dynamics, actors and stakes in the Indian Ocean -- Global Analysis -- Chapter 28. A Comparative Study of Small Islands, Sport Tourism and Sustainable Development: A Local to Global Perspective -- Future Directions -- Chapter 29. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Leadership in Sport Tourism.-Epilogue.-Chapter 30. The End of a Journey: Reflections and New Beginnings.