Geography of Tourism : Image, Impacts and Issues / Peter Mason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mason, Peter, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Goodfellow Publishers Limited, [2017]

Summary:

Provides an awareness of the spatial nature of tourism by means of a geographical perspective, and offers a critical analysis of major contemporary geographical themes and issues relating to tourism. This fully revised 2nd edition includes new material on 'post' COVID implications, global climate change and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction

1 Geography and Tourism

2 Tourism Motivation

3 Geographical Resources for Tourism

4 Weather and Climate

5 Tourism Destinations and Destination Images

Tourism Impacts

6 An Introduction to Tourism Impacts

7 Environmental Impacts of Tourism

8 The Socio-cultural Impacts of Tourism

9 The Economic Impacts of Tourism

Tourism Issues

10 Global Development

11 Climate Change

12 Crises and Disasters

13 Protected Areas

Tourism Management, Sustainability and the Future of Tourism

14 Tourism Planning and Management

15 Tourism and Sustainability

16 The Future of Tourism

I Index.

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781915097491

1915097495

OCLC:

1397571155