Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management [electronic resource].

ISBN:

9781317704386

Title:

Author:

Mason, Peter.

Personal Author:

Mason, Peter.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2015.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of case studies; Preface to the third edition; Acknowledgements: third edition; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Tourism growth, development and impacts; 1 Social change and the growth of tourism; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 2 Theoretical perspectives on tourism development; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 3 An introduction to tourism impacts; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 4 The economic impacts of tourism

IntroductionKey perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 5 The socio-cultural impacts of tourism; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 6 Environmental impacts of tourism; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; Conclusions to Part I; Part II Tourism planning and management: concepts, issues and players; 7 Tourism planning and management: concepts and issues; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 8 The key players in tourism planning and management; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities

9 Visitor managementIntroduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 10 Managing the natural resources for tourism; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 11 Tourism planning and management and the host community; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 12 Tourism planning and management and the tourism industry; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 13 Partnerships and collaboration in tourism; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 14 Destination management; Introduction; Key perspectives

SummaryStudent activities; Part III Tools and techniques in tourism planning and management; 15 Education as a technique in tourism planning and management; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 16 Self-regulation as a technique in tourism planning and management; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; 17 Information technology and tourism planning and management; Introduction; Key perspectives; Summary; Student activities; Part IV The future of tourism planning and management; 18 Tourism planning and management and sustainability; Introduction

Key perspectivesSummary; Student activities; 19 Conclusions and the future of tourism planning and management; Influences on the future of tourism; Student activities; References; Index

Subject Term:

Tourism -- Management.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2015

Publication Information:

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2015.

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Summary

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.

Author Notes

Peter Mason has a fractional position as Professor of Tourism Management at Bedfordshire University, is a Visiting Professor of Tourism at London South Bank University and has a fractional position at London Metropolitan University. He has taught for over 40 years, 25 of them in higher education institutions (HEIs). This book is based largely on his own research and teaching at HEIs in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, France and the Middle East.