Tourism Development/Impacts Books

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31. Tourism and Retail

    The Psychogeography of Liminal Consumption

    Edited by Charles McIntyre

    Series: Advances in Tourism

    Tourists are drawn to explore new environments and peoples. What better way to interact with a locality than to seek out and roam its marketplaces? The nature of tourist shopping activity thus goes beyond mere functional purchasing into multi-sensory explorations of place and space. Awareness of...

    Published February 27th 2012 by Routledge
32. Sustainable Tourism Futures

    Perspectives on Systems, Restructuring and Innovations

    Edited by Stefan Gössling, C. Michael Hall, David Weaver

    Series: Routledge Advances in Tourism

    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 fuel prices; and growing criticism from environmental and social interest groups are posing...

    Published February 22nd 2012 by Routledge
33. Cruise Operations Management

    Hospitality Perspectives

    By Philip Gibson

    Cruise Operations Management: Hospitality Perspectives provides a comprehensive and contextualized overview of hospitality services for the cruise industry. As well as providing a background to the cruise industry, it also looks deeper into the management issues providing a practical guide for...

    Published January 31st 2012 by Routledge
34. Events and Urban Regeneration

    The Strategic Use of Events to Revitalise Cities

    By Andrew Smith

    In recent years, major sporting and cultural events such as the Olympic Games have emerged as significant elements of public policy, particularly in efforts to achieve urban regeneration. As well as opportunities arising from new venues, these events are viewed as a way of stimulating investment,...

    Published January 19th 2012 by Routledge
35. The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Geographies

    Edited by Julie Wilson

    Geographical analysis of tourism spaces and places is advancing fast. In terms of human geography, the various recent academic ‘turns’ have led to fresh examination of existing debates and have advanced new theoretical ideas in geography that are more salient than ever for tourism studies. The...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
36. Tourism and Animal Ethics

    By David Fennell

    Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

    There is a long history of the involvement of animals for tourism purposes in circuses, zoos, fairs, ecotourism and wildlife tourism, using animals as the prime focus of their experience. The wave of responsibility and sustainability that currently permeates the tourism field is catalyzing deeper...

    Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
37. Tourism, Regional Development and Public Policy

    Edited by Nese Kumral, A Özlem Önder

    The tourism industry, as one of the main drivers of creative economy, gains more importance in growth policies both at national and regional levels. However traditional tourism destinations now face a more competitive environment, for an increased number of possible destinations have emerged. This...

    Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
38. Tourism Governance

    Critical Perspectives on Governance and Sustainability

    Edited by Bill Bramwell, Bernard Lane

    The role of governance has only recently begun to be researched and discussed in order to better understand tourism policy making and planning, and tourism development. Governance encompasses the many ways in which societies and industries are governed, given permission or assistance, or steered by...

    Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
39. China's Outbound Tourism

    By Wolfgang Arlt

    Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

    The People’s Republic of China has changed from a country which actively discouraged tourism into one of the major source markets for the international industry; the 35 million Chinese travelling across the border in 2005 are merely the tip of the iceberg. China’s Outbound Tourism is the first...

    Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
40. Contemporary Perspectives on China Tourism

    Edited by Honggen Xiao

    Contemporary Perspectives on China Tourism is an innovative and engaging collection which presents unique approaches and critical insights into the policy, development and management practices of tourism and hospitality in modern China. This volume consists of nine independent research reports...

    Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge