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Tourism Theories, Concepts and Models: * Explains why we think about tourism the way we do; * Explores key theories, concepts and models that explain how tourism works; * Is a comprehensive and cohesive text that develops a series of key ideas that deepens understanding and encourages critical thinking. This important text provides a critical overview of the core theories, concepts and ideas that have shaped the way we think about tourism. Divided into six parts, it takes the reader through the following areas to ensure thorough and coherent knowledge, looking at the important key theories, models and concepts, ensuring clear understanding and the ability for critical thinking: * Setting the stage: looking at the interdisciplinary nature of tourism and its’ structure (5 core aspects of generation region, industry, destination region, transit route and tourist) * How tourism works: explores the three core dimensions of tourism factors, attractions, access and government policy * The evolution of tourism: examines the main models that have depicted the evolution of tourism destinations, economies and geographies. * The tourist: motivations and influences of the tourist as an individual, covering typology, social demographic factors and constraints. * Planning models: destination planning, scenarios and forecasting, including responses to current challenges Current issues: examines the theoretical and conceptual foundations for a range of contemporary issues that will affect tourism well into the future, including climate change, overtourism, crisis management and political change. Additional resources consist of web links, online videos and teaching reference materials. These can be found at www.goodfellowpublishers.com/TTCM from Academy fellows and other academic links explaining the ideas in the book. A must-have text for post graduate tourism and hospitality studies, as well as a key resource text for those teaching and studying tourism subjects at the later stages of undergraduate level.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Setting the stage: Ch 1 - Theories, concepts and models; Ch 2 - Defining tourism; Ch 3 - The structure of tourism Part 2 – How tourism works: Ch 4 – Attractions; Ch 5 – Access; Ch 6 - Politics of tourism; Ch 7 -Supply and Demand Part 3 Evolution of tourism Ch 8 - Lifecycle models Ch 9 - Tourism as a complex system Part 4 the Tourist Ch 10 – Motivation; Ch 11 – Tourist behaviour; Ch 12 - Tourism and the individual; Ch 13 - Tourism as a socially selective activity Part 5 - Planning Models Ch 14 - Destination planning; Ch 15 – Scenarios Part 6 – Current Issues Ch 16 - Sustainability and climate change; Ch 17 - Social issues and over tourism; Ch 18 - Crisis management; Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781915097293
  • Publisher: Goodfellow Publishers Limited
  • Publisher Imprint: Goodfellow Publishers Limited
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1915097290
  • Publisher Date: 30 Nov 2020
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 256


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