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The meaning of population pressure is discussed and, with the help of a formula, its five main components (people, rate of increase of people, food-producing acreage, protein nutrition and industrialization) are analyzed.

Modern Society is in the deep value-based crisis. This crisis have taken place already some time ago and is linked to a process of corruption of traditional values and transition to the new forms of cooperation of the actors of social and political processes and relations between the state and the society. There are many reasons for the modern crisis. They are: planetary sized transition to the information-oriented society, that led to destruction of value-based positions; appearance of the new leaders on the political stage; escalation of the conflict between civilizations that is well seen in inadequate interpenetration of their values and cultures; understanding of the fact that values-based orientations of so called "free" market are not absolute and cannot be used for all purposes and etc. This happens because beside the material values in the society are also consider as important the values of the ideal sides of the life such as culture, religion, way of living and a lot of other things that make up an important part of civilizational basic principles of society. Why did consumptionism that was so much raised by modern liberals still not become the highest value in most societies thou it is the key element for development of the economic policy of the state? Is it possible also taking into account analyses of value-based crises to forecast the forks of the evolution of the modern world?

Part 1. Introduction. Part 2. Social tourism around the world. Social tourism in Greece: A brief history of development -- Social tourism in Mexico: Evolution, challenges and future development -- Challenges and opportunities for development of social tourism -- Part 3. The tourism experience lived by different target groups of social tourism. Benefits of social tourism programmes for seniors: The case of the Foundation in Portugal -- Social tourism programmes for seniors: The case study of Slovenia -- Social tourism for seniors in Spain: An example to be followed? -- "We need a vacation": Social tourism initiatives for low income families with children with disabilities -- Disabled children as legitimate research participants: A topic omitted from tourism research? -- "The best holidays I ever had": The benefits of social tourism programmes for children at risk of poverty and social exclusion -- The financial accessibility of children's camps: A French challenge to renew their popularity -- Part 4. Practical challenges and policy implications. Social tourism for low income families: Challenges and practical implications in pursuing social innovation -- What, and who, is social tourism? The roles of the public, private and voluntary sector in social tourism provision in Flanders, Belgium -- Social tourism policies: Critical reflections -- Part 5. Conclusions: Social tourism global challenges and approaches in the future.