Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management
“Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management” by Peter Mason, published by Routledge in 2003, offers a comprehensive examination of the interconnected areas of tourism impacts, planning, and management. This 195-page text addresses the complexities of tourism, highlighting the various stakeholders involved, including tourists, host communities, and industry members. The book provides insights into the challenges of managing tourism effectively, emphasizing the need for strategic planning and management techniques.
Readers will find a structured approach divided into four parts, covering the growth and impacts of tourism, key concepts in planning and management, and tools for effective implementation, including education and technology. The text also explores future challenges, particularly concerning sustainability. With up-to-date international case studies, such as the effects of 9/11 and terrorism in Bali, the book illustrates theoretical concepts in real-world contexts. Exercises are included to reinforce learning, making this edition a valuable resource for those interested in the fields of hospitality, travel, and tourism management.
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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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