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Tourism research : a 20-20 vision / edited by Douglas G. Pearce and Richard W. Butler.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tourism--Research.
- Tourism.
- Travel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Goodfellow Publishers, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Leading international tourism scholars from a range of disciplines, analyse what progress has been made in tourism research in the last two decades and where research might go in the future.
- Contents:
- Contents; 1Introduction: looking back, moving forward; Part I: Perspectives on progress in tourism research; 2The real scissors crisis in tourism research; 3A typology of 'theory' in tourism; 4Tourism and development: looking back and looking ahead - more of the same?; 5Carrying capacity in tourism: paradox and hypocrisy?; Part II: Advances in research on the business of tourism; 6Measuring and interpreting the economic impact of tourism: 20-20 hindsight and foresight; 7Tourism SMEs: changing research agendas and missed opportunities
- 8Tourism distribution: a review and strategic research agenda9Tourism supply chain forecasting: a collaborative approach; 10Understanding the value of tourism: a conceptual divergence; Part III: National and regional perspectives; 11Tourism research in Latin America: past and future challenges; 12Tourism and hospitality research in Mainland China: trends from 2000 to 2008; 13A 20-20 vision of tourism research in Bali: towards reflexive tourism studies; Part IV: Emerging themes; 14Charting a journey: from refugee to tourism employee and tourism entrepreneur?
- 15The tourism destiny of World Heritage cultural sites16Tourism research ethics: current considerations and future options; 17Knowledge management in tourism: from databases to learning destinations; 18Conclusions: trends and advances in tourism research; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613597571
- 9781280562297
- 1280562293
- 9781906884918
- 1906884919
- 9786000040512
- 6000040512
- OCLC:
- 811501163
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