An introduction to the geography of tourism / Velvet Nelson.
ISBN:
9781442271074
Title:
An introduction to the geography of tourism / Velvet Nelson.
Author:
Nelson, Velvet, 1979-, author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
Second Edition.
Physical Description:
359 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
General Note:
"First edition 2013"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
pt. I THE GEOGRAPHY OF TOURISM -- 1. Geography and Tourism -- What Is Geography? -- What Is Tourism? -- How Is Tourism Geographic? -- What Is the Place of "the Geography of Tourism" in Geography? -- Tourism and Regional Geography -- Tourism and Topical Geography -- Who Are Tourism Geographers? -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- 2. Basic Concepts in Tourism -- The Demand Side -- Tourism -- Tourists -- Tourist Motivations -- Types of Demand -- Factors in Demand -- The Supply Side -- Tourism -- Tourism Attractions -- The Tourism System -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- 3. Overview of Tourism Products -- Beach Tourism or Sun, Sea, and Sand (3S) Tourism -- Sex and Romance Tourism -- Nature Tourism -- Sport, Adventure, and Adrenaline Tourism -- Rural and Urban Tourism -- Cultural and Heritage Tourism -- Food and Beverage Tourism -- Drug Tourism -- Dark Tourism -- Event and MICE Tourism -- Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) and Roots Tourism --
Contents note continued: Service Tourism -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- pt. II THE GEOGRAPHIC FOUNDATION OF TOURISM -- 4. The Historical Geography of Tourism -- Pre-modern Travel -- Roman Tourists -- Pilgrims -- Explorers and Travelers -- The Evolution of Modern Tourism -- The Grand Tour -- Resort Tourism -- Changes and Challenges in Tourism -- Tourism in the Jim Crow Era -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- 5. The Transport Geography of Tourism -- Studying Tourism Transport -- The Evolution of Transportation and Tourism -- The Transport System -- Patterns of Movement in Tourism -- Transportation and Destination Development -- Directions in Research -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- 6. The Physical Geography of Tourism: Resources and Barriers -- Resources, Barriers, and the Tourism Resource Audit -- The Physical System, Physical Geography, and Tourism -- Meteorology, Climatology, and Tourism -- Weather and Climate as a Resource and a Barrier for Tourism --
Contents note continued: Climate Change Impacts -- Hydrology, Oceanography, and Tourism -- Water as a Resource and a Barrier for Tourism -- Climate Change Impacts -- Geomorphology and Tourism -- Landforms as a Resource and a Barrier for Tourism -- Climate Change Impacts -- Biogeography and Tourism -- Biodiversity as a Resource and a Barrier for Tourism -- Climate Change Impacts -- Climate Change and Tourism -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- 7. The Human Geography of Tourism: Resources and Barriers -- Cultural Geography and Tourism -- Culture as a Resource and a Barrier for Tourism -- Authenticity -- Urban Geography, Rural Geography, and Tourism -- Cities as a Resource and a Barrier for Tourism -- Countryside as a Resource and a Barrier for Tourism -- Creativity -- Political Geography and Tourism -- Political Factors as a Resource and a Barrier for Tourism -- Conflict and Terrorism -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- pt. III THE GEOGRAPHY OF TOURISM EFFECTS --
Contents note continued: 8. The Economic Geography of Tourism -- Economic Benefits of Tourism -- Tourism Employment -- Income, Investment, and Economic Development -- Economic Costs of Tourism -- Tourism Employment -- Income, Investment, and Economic Development -- Factors in Economic Effects -- Knowledge and Education -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- 9. The Social Geography of Tourism -- Social Benefits of Tourism -- Personal Development -- Social Development -- Preservation -- Social Costs of Tourism -- Missed Opportunities -- Culture Clash -- Local Decline -- Cultural Erosion -- Factors in Social Effects -- Knowledge and Education -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- 10. The Environmental Geography of Tourism -- Environmental Benefits of Tourism -- Improvement -- Maintenance -- Preservation -- Environmental Costs of Tourism -- Resource Consumption -- Pollution -- Landscape Destruction -- Factors in Environmental Effects -- Knowledge and Education -- Conclusion --
Contents note continued: Key Terms -- Notes -- 11. Tourism and Sustainable Development -- Sustainable Development -- Sustainable Tourism -- Planning, Developing, and Managing Destinations -- Planning -- Development -- Management -- The Evolution of Destinations -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- pt. IV TOURISM AND PLACE -- 12. Representations of Place and Tourism -- Types of Representations -- Popular Media -- Travel Literature -- User Generated Content (UGC) -- Consequences of Representations -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- 13. Place Promotion in Tourism -- Place Promotion, Branding, and Reputation Management -- Promotional Strategies -- Promotional Media -- Social Media -- Consequences of Promotions -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes -- 14. Experiences of Place in Tourism -- Places and Tourism -- Sense of Place -- Experience of Place -- Guided Tours -- Independent Travel -- Solo Independent Female Travel -- Consumption of Places -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Notes.
Format:
Books
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
Lanham
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD,
[2017]