Tourist Clusters, Destinations and Competitiveness

. Ed(s): Capone, Francesco

ISBN 10: 113889169X / ISBN 13: 9781138891692

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015

About this Item

Editor(s): Capone, Francesco. Series: Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy. Num Pages: 202 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 25 black & white tables, 36 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSG; KCD; KNSG; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408. . 2015. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tourist Clusters, Destinations and Competitiveness
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113889169X
• ISBN 13: 9781138891692
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Tourism has become one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world economy. Increasingly, research on tourism destinations has been at the centre of debates concerning destination competitiveness, governance, policies and destination management and marketing.

This book investigates tourist destinations from two different perspectives. First, it approaches destinations using the concept of tourist clusters and investigates their role in competitiveness and firm performances. The second perspective studies the development of models of competitiveness and governance. It also develops an international benchmarking system of 15-EU countries, with an additional focus on Italy, UK and United States.

The book will appeal to academics, scholars and practitioners in tourism studies, management, urban and regional studies and economic geography, etc.

About the Author

Francesco Capone is Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy.