This book brings together global expertise in planning, design and management to inform and stimulate providers of travel, transport, accommodation, leisure and tourism services to serve guests with d
This book brings together global expertise in planning, design and management to inform and stimulate providers of travel, transport, accommodation, leisure and tourism services to serve guests with d
This text covers all the facets of tourism in natural areas. It is underpinned by a strong foundation of environmental understanding. It then describes the range of impacts, which occur when tourism t
Australian environmental scientists Newsome, Moore (both Murdoch U.), and Dowling (Edith Cowan U.) examine tourism in natural areas, especially in relation to ecology, impacts and management. The auth
Editor Tisdell (University of Queensland, Australia) unites international contributors in this handbook for advanced students and professionals in tourism. After an overview of concepts of tourism eco
A global industry and an important tool for economic development, international tourism is facing an increasingly uncertain future. Global environmental change, including climate change; increasing fu
There are increasingly strident calls from many sectors of society for the tourism industry, the world’s largest industry, to adopt a more ethical approach to the way it does business. In particular t
Using the rubrics of individual, indigenous, and environmental rights, Tourism in Northeastern Argentina: The Intersection of Human and Indigenous Rights with the Environment, edited by Penny Seymoure
Tribe (tourism, U. of Surrey, UK) presents 16 essays on the insights to be gained from tourism and travel into such philosophical concepts as truth, reality, and knowledge; aesthetics and art; and vir
In this volume tourism experts collectively discuss and debate some intriguing questions that the tourism industry poses, such as the relevance of mass tourism, the dilemma of authenticity, whether sm
Agarwal (tourism management, U. of Plymouth, UK) and Shaw (retail and tourism management, U. of Exeter, UK) assemble 16 chapters that take a global perspective of coastal tourism resort management and
Sustainability and green topics have become a crucial element in modern economy. All sectors of the economy are concerned, also the tourism industry. This book takes an overview on developments of sus
The book is a landmark volume which examines perplexing tourism debates such as the relevance of mass tourism, climate change, authenticity, tourism and poverty and slow tourism. Multidisciplinary in
A New Zealand futurologist specializing in travel and tourism, Yeoman projects the future of tourism in terms of wealth, technology, and resource. Among his topics are the tourism economy in 2050, the
Tourism has become a major international industry, with many countries all over the world relying on the income it produces. Its economic advantages as a major source of finance and employment leads
This work collects international contributors' perspectives on established controversies in tourism, such as poor tourism planning, exploitative employment practices, and sex tourism, as well as contr
Frameworks are the foundation of good scholarship. They structure, organize and communicate research, underpin individual studies and shape the field of study as a whole. This book introduces students
Papers from the 2011 Tourism and Science Forum (hosted by the United Nations World Tourism Organization and the University of Algarve) address issues of development, sustainability, climate change, sc
Based on the accounts of British and Anglo-Irish travelers, ‘Creating Irish Tourism’ charts the development of tourism in Ireland from its origins in the mid-eighteenth century to the country's emerg
Few forces in contemporary society influence the fortunes of tourism destinations more immediately than sport. From football fans to kayaking, Sports Tourism Destinations: issues, opportunities and an
