Research themes for tourism / edited by Peter Robinson, Sine Heitmann and Peter Dieke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robinson, Peter, 1979-

Heitmann, Sine.

Dieke, Peter U. C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Research.

Tourism.

Heritage tourism--Research.

Heritage tourism.

Physical Description:

1 recurso en línea (316 páginas)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, Mass. : CABI, 2011.

Summary:

Tourism studies at Masters level are often divided into subsets of tourism such as environmental tourism, rural tourism and sports tourism. This book provides an overview of types of tourism, and common themes studied in courses to allow undergraduate students to become familiar with a wide range of tourism topics at a foundation level, allowing them to make an informed decision about their future studies and career. It will also be a useful text for providing a broad brush introduction to the major topics that are covered in undergraduate courses. Popular subjects like urban tourism, festivals and events and heritage and cultural tourism are covered.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 From Mass Tourism to Niche Tourism; 2 Aspects of Tourism Development; 3 Tourist Behaviour and Tourism Motivation; 4 Authenticity in Tourism; 5 The Semiotics of Tourism; 6 Sustainable and Alternative Tourism; 7 Community Tourism; 8 Rural Tourism; 9 Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Tourism; 10 Events, Festivals and the Arts; 11 Sport and Adventure Tourism; 12 Cultural Tourism and Accessibility; 13 Heritage Tourism; 14 Tourism and Film; 15 Dark Tourism; 16 LGBT Tourism; 17 Gastronomy and Tourism; 18 Religious Tourism; 19 Health and Medical Tourism 20 Cruise Tourism and the Cruise IndustrY.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-98701-1

9786612987014

1-84593-698-1

OCLC:

704274986