Tourism Geography (Routledge Contemporary Human Geography , No 4) - Softcover

Williams, Stephen

 
9780415142151: Tourism Geography (Routledge Contemporary Human Geography , No 4)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415142156 ISBN 13: 9780415142151
Verlag: Routledge, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

This text provides a concise introduction to new and established geographies of tourism. Using worldwide examples it examines the differing economic, environmental and sociological impacts that tourism has on destinations. It looks to the future by considering how planning for tourism can assist in furthering development and sustainable tourism.
The fifteen boxed case studies include:
* Heritage tourism in Yorkshire, UK
* 18th and 19th Century development of Brighton, UK
* Theme parks in Japan
* Development of beach resorts in Thailand
* Tourism enclaves in the Dominican Republic
* Sustainable tourism in Australia and the USA
* The impact of tourism on wildlife - the loggerhead turtle
* Water quality and tourism - Rimini, Italy
* Tourism and economic Development in Tunisia and The Gambia.
It also explores the factors that have encouraged the growth of both domestic and international tourism and highlights ways in which patterns of tourism are evolving.

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Verlag
Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum
1998
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0415142156
ISBN 13 
9780415142151
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
176
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