Morphology of Tourism - Planning for Impact in Tourist Destinations

List of contents

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Historical Development of Urban Morphology; 2. A Conceptual Framework for the Morphology of Tourism; 3. Morphological Changes and the Evolution of Coastal Resorts; 4. Destination Morphology in an Ancient Chinese City; 5. Morphological Processes and Impacts of Tourism; 6. Fringe Belts and the Tourist-Historic City; Conclusions; References; Index

About the author

Philip Feifan Xie is Professor of the Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management program at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA. His areas of specialization include cultural and heritage tourism, tourism analysis, and event management.
Kai Gu is Associate Professor of the School of Architecture and Planning, University of Auckland, New Zealand. His areas of specialization are in urban morphology and urban design.

Summary

Applying the methods and models of morphology to tourism, this innovative book explores some of the complex relationships between tourism and morphological changes in urban and rural destinations across the globe.

Product details

• Authors: Kai Gu, Philip Feifan Xie, Philip Feifan Gu Xie, Xie Philip Feifan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.2018
• EAN: 9781472478788
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-7878-8
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: New Directions in Tourism Analysis
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; TRAVEL / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Home-Based Businesses, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Morphology, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Regional & area planning, Human Geography, Tourism industry, Hospitality and service industries, Regional and area planning, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Tourism geography