Contemporary Issues in Tourism Development

by Pearce, Douglas G.; Butler, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780203380307
• ISBN10: 0203380304
• Copyright: 2004-05-15
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This work explores the theory and practice of contemporary tourism development, offering alternative approaches to theory and policy issues and extending research into newly emerging tourist destinations.

Table of Contents

Figures	p. vii
Tables	p. viii
Contributors	p. ix
Introduction: issues and approaches	p. 1
Theoretical issues for tourism's future development: identifying the agenda	p. 13
Tourism community analysis: asking the right questions	p. 31
Tourism academics and tourism practitioners: bridging the great divide	p. 52
Problems and issues of integrating tourism development	p. 65
Analysing heritage resources for urban tourism in European cities	p. 81
The politics of heritage tourism development: emerging issues for the new millennium	p. 108
The spread of casinos and their role in tourism development	p. 127
Tourism development and national tourist organizations in small developing countries: the case of Samoa	p. 143
Small scale enterprises in the tourism industry in Ghana's Central Region	p. 158
Sustainable tourism development in South America: the case of Patagonia, Argentina	p. 176
Tourism and the Himalayan tribes: searching for sustainable development options for the Bhotias of the Bhyundar Valley	p. 192
Tourism development and national parks in the developing world: Cat Ba Island National Park, Vietnam	p. 211
Environmental impact assessment for tourism: a discussion and an Indonesian example	p. 232
Impact of Korean tourists on Korean residents in Hawaii and Queensland, Australia	p. 257
Index	p. 273
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