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Worldwide Destinations 5th New edition [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 646 pages, aukštis x plotis: 246x189 mm, weight: 1724 g, 30 Halftones, black and white; 12 Tables, black and white; 22 Illustrations, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 24-Mar-2009
  • Leidėjas: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0750689471
  • ISBN-13: 9780750689472
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 646 pages, aukštis x plotis: 246x189 mm, weight: 1724 g, 30 Halftones, black and white; 12 Tables, black and white; 22 Illustrations, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 24-Mar-2009
  • Leidėjas: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0750689471
  • ISBN-13: 9780750689472
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Worldwide Destinations: The geography of travel and tourism is a unique text that explores the demand, supply, organisational aspects and resources of every tourism destination in the world.

This fifth edition is brought up to date with key features such as:

  • An exploration of current issues such as climate change, economic capacity, "grey" tourism and social impacts
  • New full colour interior, packed iwth helpful pedagogic features, including discussion points and assignements to encourage greater student involvement
  • A companion website is now available at www.elsevierdirect.com/9780750689472 and includes interactive, multiple-choice questions for students to test their own learning
  • A new and fully updated edition of Worldwide Destinations Casebook is also available with 38 in-depth cases to help bring textbook theory to life

The book provides thematic chapters at the beginning which detail the geographical knowledge and principles required to understand how to approach the analysis of destinations. The further division of the book into thematic and regional chapters enables the student to carry out a systematic analysis of a particular destination.

Worldwide Destinations: the geography of travel and tourism is an invaluable resource for studying every destination in the world as well as the demand, resources and future of the geography of tourism. This thorough guide is a must-have for any tourism student.

Brian Boniface, MA M.A. (University of Georgia) is a tourism consultant Chris Cooper is Professor and Director, Christel DeHaan Tourism and Travel Research Institute, Nottingham University Business School, UK



*Fully revised edition, with updated statistics and new material on latest issues such as climate change, economic capacity, and grey tourism
* New four colour interior fully developed with pedagogic features
* Explains the concepts and principles of the geography of tourist demand, supply and transportation, with a broad survey of world tourism generating and destination regions.
* Companion website with additional learning resources and lecturer material available

Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is a unique text that explores the demand, supply, organisational aspects and resources of every tourism destination in the world.

This fifth edition is brought up to date with key features such as:

  • An exploration of current issues such as climate change, economic capacity, "grey" tourism and social impacts
  • New full colour interior, packed with helpful pedagogic features, including discussion points and assignements to encourage greater student involvement
  • A companion website for students and lecturers which incluldes discussion questions and multiple choice questsions with solutions
  • A new and fully updated edition of Worldwide Destinations Casebook is also available with 38 in-depth cases to help bring textbook theory to life

The book provides thematic chapters at the beginning which detail the geographical knowledge and principles required to understand how to approach the analysis of destinations. The further division of the book into thematic and regional chapters enables the student to carry out a systematic analysis of a particular destination.

Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is an invaluable resource for studying every destination in the world as well as the demand, resources and future of the geography of tourism. This thorough guide is a must-have for any tourism student.

Recenzijos

from the fourth edition:

" The team of Brian Boniface and Chris Cooper has again made an excellent contribution to the study of tourism geography It also serves the undergraduate tourism student well as an essential reference text throughout their academic career. Susan Ryan, California University of Pennsylvania (taken from book review in Tourism Management journal, Vol 28, issue 4, Aug 2007

List of Figures
vii
List of Tables
ix
Preface xi
Part 1 The Elements of the Geography of Travel and Tourism
An Introduction to the Geography of Travel and Tourism
3(18)
The Gerography of Demand for Tourism
21(18)
The Geography of Resources for Tourism
39(26)
Climate and Tourism
65(26)
The Geography of Transport for Travel and Tourism
91(28)
The Future Geographies of Travel and Tourism
119(18)
Part 2 The Regional Geography of Travel and Tourism
Europe
135(2)
An Introduction to the Tourism Geography of Europe
137(12)
An Introduction to the Tourism Geography of Britain
149(18)
The Tourism Geography of England and the Channel Islands
167(18)
The Tourism Geography of Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man
185(14)
The Tourism Geography of Ireland
199(12)
The Tourism Geography of Scandinavia
211(20)
The Tourism Geography of the Benelux Countries
231(14)
The Tourism Geography of Austria, Germany and Switzerland
245(20)
The Tourism Geography of France
265(22)
The Tourism Geography of Spain and Portugal
287(30)
The Tourism Geography of Italy and Malta
317(20)
The Tourism Geography of South-Eastern Europe
337(28)
The Tourism Geography of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS
365(30)
Africa and the Middle East
393(2)
The Tourism Geography of the Middle East
395(22)
The Tourism Geography of Africa
417(40)
Asia And The Pacific
455(2)
The Tourism Geography of South Asia
457(20)
The Tourism Geography of East Asia
477(36)
The Tourism Geography of Australasia and the Pacific
513(24)
The Americas
535(2)
The Tourism Geography of North America
537(38)
The Tourism Geography of the Caribbean Islands
575(16)
The Tourism Geography of Middle and South America
591(26)
References 617(2)
Useful Sources 619(12)
Index 631
Brian Boniface, M.A. (University of Georgia) is a tourism consultant

Chris Cooper is Professor and Director, Christel DeHaan Tourism and Travel Research Institute, Nottingham University Business School, UK