The Economics of Tourism

ISBN-13: 9780415459396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 508 str.

M Thea Sinclair

Opis

Examining such issues as how tourism firms operate in national and global contexts, and the interaction between tourism and natural environments, the authors explain how economic concepts and techniques offer a clearer understanding of the subject.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introduction and Demand Theory in Tourism  1. The Scope and Content of the Economics of Tourism  2. Microeconomic Foundations of Tourism Demand  3. Empirical Studies of Tourism Demand  Part 2: The Economics of Tourism Supply  4. Microeconomics Foundations of Tourism Supply  5. The Economic Profile and Characteristics of the Tourism Sectors  Part 3: The Economics of Tourism at a National, Regional and International Level  6. Tourism in a National and Regional Context  7. Tourism in an International Context  Part 4: The Economics of Environmental Issues in Tourism and an Appraisal of the Economic Analysis of Tourism  8. Global Environmental Issues and Tourism  9. The Microeconomic Analysis of Environmental Issues  10. The Valuation of Resources and Environmental Policies  11. Whither the Economics of Tourism