Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-191) and index.
Front Cover; Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One: Tourism Growth, Development and Impacts; 1. Social change and the growth of tourism; 2. Theoretical perspectives on tourism development; 3. An introduction to tourism impacts; 4. The Economic Impacts of Tourism; 5. The Socio-cultural impacts of tourism; 6. Environmental impacts of tourism; Part Two: Tourism Planning and Management: Concepts, Issues and Players; 7. Tourism planning and management: concepts and issues; 8. The key players in tourism planning and management.
17. Tourism planning and management and sustainability18. Conclusions and the future of tourism planning and management; References; Index.
9. Visitor management10. Managing the natural resources for tourism; 11. Tourism planning and management and the host community; 12. Tourism planning and management and the tourism industry; 13. Partnerships and collaboration in tourism; Part Three: Tools and Techniques in Tourism Planning and Management; 14. Education as a technique in tourism planning and management; 15. Self-regulation as a technique in tourism planning and management; 16. Information technology and tourism planning and management; Part Four: The Future of Tourism Planning and Management.
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Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management is a unique text, which links these three key areas of tourism: impacts, planning and management. Tourism impacts are multi-faceted and therefore are difficult to plan for and manage. This book looks at all the key players involved - be they tourists, host communities or industry members - and considers a number of approaches and techniques for managing tourism successfully. Divided into four parts, this text discusses:* The growth, development and impacts of.