Tourism Management - Softcover

Weaver, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471341258 ISBN 13: 9780471341253

Publisher: Wiley, 1999

Synopsis

This text highlights the increasing research base of tourism management. Topical issues such as the economic, sociocultural and environmental impacts of tourism, sustainability, destination development, tourism markets and tourism research are developed theoretically and supported with international examples and vignettes. Each chapter contains several key pedagogical features designed to enhance the academic rigour of the text by showing readers how the principles of tourism management are applied in practice. Features include: a thorough discussion of the economic, sociocultural and environmental impacts of tourism; a chapter on sustainable tourism including ecotourism, sustainable mass tourism and industry responses and practices; a chapter on tourism research which introduces students to the function and scope of research in this area; up-to-date international statistics; a chapter review which summarises the key points of each chapter and contains a summary of key concepts arranged to show the links between concepts and their sub-concepts; discussion questions, practical exercises and a case study in each chapter.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Tourism Management, third edition builds upon the strength of the previous editions by introducing students to the complexities of the tourism system. The third edition has been updated with recent industry and research developments and retains the thoroughness of content and application that were established in the previous editions. A theme of this edition is looking at the challenges of tourism in a time of regional and international uncertainties and complexities as a consequence of terrorism and security threats, health issues such as SARS, natural events such as the Boxing Day tsunami and the changing geopolitical landscape.

Features:

• New Technology in Tourism highlights the increasing role of technology tools and systems in the tourism industry, including virtual reality, artificial reefs, geographical information systems, energy cogeneration and hand-held computers.
• Australian and international statistics and information updated as of 2004
• Increased coverage of regional tourism issues and initiatives
• More coverage of the key tourism players: government, industry and individuals, and their role in managing tourist systems in times of uncertainty
• A thorough discussion of the economic, sociocultural and environmental impacts of tourism
• A chapter on sustainable tourism including ecotourism, sustainable mass tourism and industry responses and practices
• A chapter on tourism research, which introduces students to the important role of research in tourism
• Three practical features in each chapter illustrate and reinforce the theory:
• Managing Tourism: illustrates how a tourism-related process, destination or company has been managed and considers the issues involved in doing so.
• Topics include mega cruise ships, Schoolies on the Gold Coast, tourist and dingo interactions on Fraser Island and the 100% New Zealand campaign
• Contemporary issue: a brief case study discusses a contemporary tourism issue such as the effect of terrorism on tourism, the role of movies and TV in triggering tourism development, and the implications of climate change, 'dark' tourism and conducting research with Aboriginal Australians development in the tourism sector, including outer space tourism, and webcasting.

About the Author:

David Weaver, George Mason University Virginia, USA
Laura Lawton, George Mason University Virginia, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0471341258
• ISBN 13: 9780471341253
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 486