Understanding and Managing Tourism Impacts

Zusatztext "In providing a coherent framework for managing tourism impacts as part of a holistic planning approach! it serves as a valuable resource not only for teaching students of tourism management but also for the development of professionals already engaged in the tourism industry." -Dr Angela Kalisch! University of Gloucestershire! UK"This book is animportant addition to the field and to the resources of tourism educators and policymakers. Itsexamination of the complexities of tourism's impacts! the broader contexts and the elements involved result in a key text at the forefront of the study of tourism impacts."- Dr Mark Ewen! University of Hertfordshire! UK Informationen zum Autor Michael Hall is Professor at University of Canterbury, Christchurch where he teaches social and services marketing and tourism, and Docent in the Department of Geography, University of Oulu. Co-editor of Current Issues in Tourism his research focuses on tourism, regional development, environmental history and gastronomy. Alan A. Lew is Professor in the Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation at Northern Arizona University where he teaches geography, urban planning and tourism development. His research focuses on tourism in China and Southeast Asia, and he is editor-in-chief of the journal, Tourism Geographies . Klappentext This book discusses the complexity of understanding how tourism impacts the world and how the world impacts tourism - from the global scale to the local and individual scale. Zusammenfassung This book discusses the complexity of understanding how tourism impacts the world and how the world impacts tourism – from the global scale to the local and individual scale. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Conceptualising Tourism 2. Understanding Impacts 3. Economic Impacts 4. Socio-Cultural Impacts 5. Physical Impacts 6. Integrated Approaches to Tourism Impacts: The Role of Planning 7. The Future of Tourism ...

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• Authors: C. Michael Hall, C. Michael (University of Canterbury Hall, colin michael Hall, Michael C. Hall, C. Hall Michael, Alan Lew, Alan A. Lew, Alan A. (Northern Arizona University Lew, Lew Alan A.
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.2009
• EAN: 9780415771320
• ISBN: 978-0-415-77132-0
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 240 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility; Contemporary Geographies of Le; Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Tourism industry, Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries