Sport Tourism, Island Territories and Sustainable Development

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.