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TOURISM MANAGEMENT
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| Abstract |
TOURISM IMPACTS, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT IS A UNIQUE TEXT, WHICH LINKS THESE THREE KEY AREAS OF TOURISM: IMPACTS, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. TOURISM IMPACTS ARE MULTI-FACETED AND THEREFORE ARE DIFFICULT TO PLAN FOR AND MANAGE. THIS BOOK 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 SUCCESSFULLY. DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS, THIS TEXT DISCUSSES: * THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPACTS OF TOURISM * TOURISM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT: CONCEPTS, ISSUES AND KEY PLAYERS * TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES IN TOURISM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT: EDUCATION, REGULATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY * THE FUTURE OF TOURISM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT: ISSUES OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FUTURE UP-TO-DATE, INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES ARE USED, FOR EXAMPLE THE IMPACTS OF 9/11 AND TERRORISM IN BALI, TO ILLUSTRATE AND PROVIDE A REAL-LIFE CONTEXT FOR THE THEORIES DISCUSSED. EXERCISES ARE ALSO INCLUDED TO CONSOLIDATE LEARNING. * LINKS IMPACTS, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM * GLOBAL COVERAGE AND PERSPECTIVE WITH CASES AND EXAMPLES FROM THE UK, AUSTRALIA AND USA * TAKES AN APPLIED APPROACH, USING INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES TO EXPLAIN AND ILLUSTRATE THE THEORIES DISCUSSED
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075065970X
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| Author(s) |
MASON, PETER, 1951-
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1ST ED.
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2003
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BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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BOOK
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| Keywords |
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
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| Language |
English |
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195 P., 18 CM.
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