Classic Reviews in Tourism

by Cooper, Chris

• ISBN13: 9781873150443
• ISBN10: 187315044X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-09
• Publisher: Channel View Publications

Summary

This book draws together some of the leading authors in tourism to provide state of the art reviews of research in fields of tourism. The book revisits classic reviews which first appeared over a decade ago in the Progress in Tourism, Recreation and Hospitality Management book series. The reviews will be of use to students, researchers and teachers of tourism.

Author Biography

Chris Cooper is foundation professor of tourism management and head of the school of tourism and leisure management at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Before moving to Australia he worked at the University of Surrey and Bournemouth University in the UK. Chris Cooper's research interests include globalisation, tourism education and training, and resort development. He has published a number of texts in tourism and is co-editor of Current Issues in Tourism.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Progress in Tourism Research	p. 1
The Sociology of Tourism	p. 9
The Economics of Tourism	p. 22
The Statistical Measurement of Tourism	p. 55
Perspectives on Temporal Change and the History of Tourism and Recreation	p. 77
Marketing of the Service Process: State of the Art in the Tourism, Recreation and Hospitality Industries	p. 87
Comprehensive Human Resource Planning: An Essential Key to Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Settings	p. 115
Competitive Strategies for a 'New Tourism'	p. 130
Urban Tourism: Still an Imbalance in Attention?	p. 143
Revisiting 'Heritage: A Key Sector of the (then) "New" Tourism' - Out With the 'New' and Out With 'Heritage'?	p. 164
Environmental Auditing: A Means to Improving Tourism's Environmental Performance	p. 192
Alternative Tourism - A Deceptive Ploy	p. 227
Gender and Tourism	p. 235
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