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Tourism impacts, planning and management / Peter Mason.

Mason, Peter, 1951- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781138016309 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9781138016293 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xvii, 253 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: London ; Routledge, is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business, 2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Social change and the growth of tourism -- Theoretical perspectives on tourism development -- An introduction to tourism impacts -- The economic impacts of tourism -- The socio-cultural impacts of tourism -- Environmental impacts of tourism -- Tourism planning and management : Concepts and issues -- The key players in tourism planning and management -- Visitor management -- Managing the natural resources for tourism -- Tourism planning and management and the host community -- Tourism planning and management and the tourism industry -- Partnerships and collaboration in tourism -- Destination Management -- Education as a technique in tourism planning and management -- Self-regulation as a technique in tourism planning and management -- Information technology and tourism planning and management -- Tourism planning and management and sustainability -- Conclusions and the future of tourism planning and management.