Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management

ISBN-13: 9780367221621 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 320 str.

Peter Mason

Opis

Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management is a unique text, which links these three crucial areas of tourism - impacts, planning and management. Tourism impacts are multi-faceted and therefore are difficult to plan for and manage. This title looks at all the key players involved - be they tourists, host communities or industry members - and considers a number of approaches and techniques for managing tourism impacts successfully. Now in a third edition, this bestselling text has been fully revised to include: New material on: terrorism, sustainability, climate change, sex tourism, heritage tourism, theories of tourism planning and GIS. New chapter on Destination Planning and Management Updated tourism data and statistics Case studies on urban tourism, pro-poor tourism, cruise ship tourism, coral reef tourism, historic monuments, eco-labels, codes of conduct and sustainable tourism from both developed and developing regions, including Australia, Iceland, Spain, the UK, Namibia, the Arctic and Antarctica. A companion website including PPTs, video and web links. The text is written in an accessible style and includes a plethora of features that engage and aid understanding. This accessible yet academically rigorous introduction to tourism impacts, planning and management is essential reading for all tourism students.

Spis treści

Part 1 Tourism Growth, Development and Impacts   1. Social Change and the Growth of Tourism   2. Theoretical Perspectives on Tourism Development   3. An Introduction to Tourism Impacts   4. The Economic Impacts of Tourism   5. The Socio-cultural Impacts of Tourism   6. Environmental Impacts of Tourism   Part 2 Tourism Planning and Management: Concepts, Issues and Players   7. Tourism Planning and Management: Concepts and Issues   8. The Key Players in Tourism Planning and Management   9. Visitor Management   10. Managing the Natural Resources for Tourism   11. Tourism Planning and Management and the Host Community   12. Tourism Planning and Management and the Tourism Industry   13. Partnerships and Collaboration in Tourism   14. Destination Management   Part 3 Tools and Techniques in Tourism Planning and Management   15. Education as a Technique in Tourism Planning and Management   16. Self-regulation as a Technique in Tourism Planning and Management   17. Information Technology and Tourism Planning and Management   Part 4 The Future of Tourism Planning and Management   18. Tourism Planning and Management and Sustainability   19. Conclusions and the Future of Tourism Planning and Management