A companion to tourism / edited by Alan A. Lew, C. Michael Hall, and Allan M. Williams.

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TextSeries: Blackwell companions to geography ; 5.Publication details: Malden, MA, ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2004.Description: xviii, 621 p : ill ; 26 cmISBN:

0631235647
9780631235644

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338.4791 LEW

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This groundbreaking Companion offers readers an opportunityto reassess key themes in contemporary tourism studies in the lightof recent theoretical developments in tourism studies and thesocial sciences, as well as dramatic changes in the operatingenvironment for tourism.

A critical overview of current research in tourismstudies.
Offers readers an opportunity to reassess key themes in tourismstudies in the light of recent developments, such as terroristattacks, SARS and the financial failure of airlines.
Comprises 48 specially commissioned essays, written by morethan 50 acknowledged experts from around the world.
Covers cutting-edge perspectives and topics, includingtourism's role in globalization, sustainable tourism, and thestate's role in tourism development.
Sets an agenda for future tourism research.
Includes a wealth of bibliographic references.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

List of Contributors (p. ix)
Preface (p. xvii)
Part I Introduction (p. 1)
1 Tourism: Conceptualizations, Institutions, and Issues (p. 3)
Part II Perspectives on Tourism (p. 23)
2 The Measurement of Global Tourism: Old Debates, New Consensus, and Continuing Challenges (p. 25)
3 Tourist Flows and the Spatial Distribution of Tourists (p. 36)
4 Behavioral Approaches in Tourism Research (p. 49)
5 Toward a Political Economy of Tourism (p. 61)
6 Cultural Geographies of Tourism (p. 74)
7 Tourist Practices and Performances (p. 85)
Part III Producing Tourism and Tourism Spaces (p. 97)
8 The Cultural Turn? Toward a More Critical Economic Geography of Tourism (p. 99)
9 Transnational Corporations, Globalization, and Tourism (p. 110)
10 Entrepreneurial Cultures and Small Business Enterprises in Tourism (p. 122)
11 Labor Mobility and Market Structure in Tourism (p. 135)
12 Transport and Tourism (p. 146)
13 The Tourism Area Life Cycle in the Twenty-First Century (p. 159)
Part IV Globalization and Contested Places (p. 171)
14 Problematizing Place Promotion (p. 173)
15 Tourism, Information Technology, and Development: Revolution or Reinforcement? (p. 184)
16 Theming, Tourism, and Fantasy City (p. 195)
17 Whose Tourist-Historic City? Localizing the Global and Globalizing the Local (p. 210)
18 Urban Tourism: Between the Global and the Local (p. 223)
19 Postcolonialism, Colonialism, and Tourism (p. 235)
20 Indigenous People and Tourism (p. 246)
Part V Tourists, Values, and Practices (p. 259)
21 Tourism Motivations and Typologies (p. 261)
22 Tourism, Modernity, and Postmodernity (p. 280)
23 Cultural Circuits of Tourism: Commodities, Place and Re-consumption (p. 291)
24 Narratives of Being Elsewhere: Tourism and Travel Writing (p. 303)
25 Gender and Sexuality in Tourism Research (p. 316)
26 The Souvenir: Conceptualizing the Object(s) of Tourist Consumption (p. 327)
Part VI Tourism, Place, Space, and Forms (p. 337)
27 Tourism and Landscape (p. 339)
28 The Beach as a Liminal Space (p. 349)
29 Tourism, Shopping, and Retailing: An Axiomatic Relationship? (p. 360)
30 Tourism and the Countryside (p. 374)
31 Mobility, Tourism, and Second Homes (p. 387)
32 Gaming and Tourism: Issues for the New Millennium (p. 399)
33 Geographic Perspectives on Event Tourism (p. 410)
Part VII Tourism, the Environment, and Society (p. 423)
34 Tourism and the Natural Environment (p. 425)
35 Tourism and Touristic Representations of Nature (p. 438)
36 Environmental Impacts of Tourism (p. 450)
37 Tourism and Resource Management (p. 462)
38 National Parks: Wilderness and Culture (p. 473)
39 Ecotourism: Theory and Practice (p. 484)
40 Tourism, Sustainability, and Social Theory (p. 498)
41 Tourism and the Elusive Paradigm of Sustainable Development (p. 510)
Part VIII Policies, Planning, and Governance (p. 523)
42 Tourism and Public Policy (p. 525)
43 Partnerships, Participation, and Social Science Research in Tourism Planning (p. 541)
44 Local and Regional Tourism Policy and Power (p. 555)
45 Tourism Communities and Growth Management (p. 569)
46 Political Boundaries and Regional Cooperation in Tourism (p. 584)
47 GIS Applications in the Planning and Management of Tourism (p. 596)
Part IX Conclusions (p. 609)
48 Contemporary Themes and Challenges in Tourism Research (p. 611)
Index (p. 619)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Alan A. Lew is Professor and Chair in the Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation at Northern Arizona University. He is Editor-in-chief of Tourism Geographies and Resource Editor for the Annals of Tourism Research .

C. Michael Hall is Professor and Head of the Department of Tourism at the University of Otago and Honorary Professor in the Department of Marketing at the University of Stirling. He is Co-editor of Current Issues in Tourism and Associate Editor of Tourism Geographies .

Allan M. Williams is Professor of Human Geography and European Studies at the University of Exeter. He is Associate Editor of Tourism Geographies , Co-editor of European Urban and Regional Studies and author or editor a number of books, including Critical Issues in Tourism (Blackwell Publishing, Second Edition, 2002).