Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management

Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management

<P><EM>Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management</EM> is a unique text, which links these three crucial areas of tourism - impacts, planning and management.</P> <P></P> <P>Tourism impacts are multi-faceted and therefore are difficult to plan for and manage. This title 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 impacts successfully.</P> <P></P> <P>Now in a third edition, this bestselling text has been fully revised to include: </P> <P></P> <UL> <P> <LI>New material on: terrorism, sustainability, climate change, sex tourism, heritage tourism, theories of tourism planning and GIS. </LI> <LI>New chapter on Destination Planning and Management </LI> <LI>Updated tourism data and statistics </LI> <LI>Case studies on urban tourism, pro-poor tourism, cruise ship tourism, coral reef tourism, historic monuments, eco-labels, codes of conduct and sustainable tourism from both developed and developing regions, including Australia, Iceland, Spain, the UK, Namibia, the Arctic and Antarctica. </LI> <LI>A companion website including PPTs, video and web links. </LI> <P></P></UL> <P></P> <P>The text is written in an accessible style and includes a plethora of features that engage and aid understanding. This accessible yet academically rigorous introduction to tourism impacts, planning and management is essential reading for all tourism students. </P>