Resort Destinations
Evolution, Management and Development
1st Edition
Published on 29. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-7506-5753-2 (ISBN)
Description
Destination management and resort development and planning are strong core areas in the final year of most undergraduate degrees and a popular area of study at postgraduate level.
Using original case studies based on his own research, Resort Destinations uses examples from Australia's Gold Coast, Britain's Brighton, USA's Las Vegas, as well as Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Caribbean.
Using original case studies based on his own research, Resort Destinations uses examples from Australia's Gold Coast, Britain's Brighton, USA's Las Vegas, as well as Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Caribbean.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Final year undergraduate and postgraduate students of tourism/geography/social study related courses. Specific degree modules such as: Managing Destination Development, Tourism Development & Planning, and Comparative Analysis of Tourism. Practitioners and tourism managers who deal in resort management and development.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-5753-2 (9780750657532)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
07/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
€282.73
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Person
Dr Bruce Prideaux is a Professor of Tourism Management and Marketing, at James Cook University, Australia. He is Editor of Asia Pacific Journal of Transport and Book Review Editor for Australian Journal of Hospitality Management. He has contributed to numerous edited texts, including our forthcoming text, Managing Visitor Attractions (eds Fyall et al).
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Modelling Destination Development; Chapter 3 Planning for the Future; Chapter 4 Transport - A Key Element in Destination Development and Operations; Chapter 5 Responding to Crisis - The Destination Perspective; Chapter 6 City Destinations - The New Focus of Tourism Activity; Chapter 7 Coastal Tourism; Chapter 8 Mountain Destinations; Chapter 9 Island Destinations; Chapter 10 Sustainability, Change and Drivers - Shaping Future Destinations;