Understanding Tourism

Concepts and theories

Professor Bob McKercher, Professor Bruce Prideaux (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

332 Seiten

2024 | A revised and updated edition of the previously titled 'Tourism Theories, Concepts and Models'
Goodfellow Publishers Limited (Verlag)
978-1-915097-66-8 (ISBN)

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A critical overview of the core theories, concepts and ideas that have shaped the way we think about tourism. Divided into six parts, it looks at the important key theories, models and concepts, ensuring clear understanding and the ability for critical thinking.

Now in its second edition, Understanding Tourism: Concepts and theories 2nd edn (formerly Tourism Theories: Concepts and models) has been fully revised and updated to reflect current thinking and include new case studies and material on:

•International tourism and the political economy of tourism
•The quest for sustainability and the net zero imperative
•How tourists consume a destination
•Crisis and resilience in a COVID-adapted world

It is a comprehensive and cohesive text that develops a series of key ideas that deepens understanding and encourages critical thinking. Divided into six parts, and using user friendly language and case studies to contextualise, it takes the reader through the important key theories, models and concepts of tourism, ensuring clear understanding and the ability for critical thinking.

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 tourism and hospitality studies both at years 2/3 undergraduate and post graduate levels.

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 How tourists consume a destination; Ch 11 – Motivation; Ch 12 – Tourist behaviour; Ch 13 - Tourism and the individual; Ch 14 - Tourism as a socially selective activity; Part 5 - Planning Models: Ch 15 - Destination planning; Ch 16 – Scenarios; Part 6 – Current Issues: Ch 17 - Sustainability and climate change; Ch 18 - Social issues and over tourism; Ch 19 Crisis and Resilience in a COVID-adapted world; Ch 20 - Crisis management; Index

Erscheinungsdatum	05.03.2024
Zusatzinfo	40 Figures
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	1-915097-66-5 / 1915097665
ISBN-13	978-1-915097-66-8 / 9781915097668
Zustand	Neuware