Resort destinations : evolution, management and development / Bruce Prideaux.

Destination management and resort development and planning are strong core areas in the final year of most undergraduate degrees and a popular area of study at postgraduate level.
Using original case studies based on his own research, Resort Destinations uses examples from Australia's Gold Coast, Britain's Brighton, USA's Las Vegas, as well as Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Caribbean.

The resort destination setting - The historical setting

Definitions: exploring the literature

Geographical context

Economic perspectives

The human element

Resort destination dynamics - Planning issues

Sustainability

Resort destination marketing

Management

Infrastructure issues

Examples of resort destination types - Resort destination development in developing nations

Mountain resort destinations

Resort destinations in isolated locations

City resort destinations

Island resort destinations

The future of resort destinations - Threats

The future of resort destinations

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