Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management

5. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-23788-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 314 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management is a unique text, which links the three crucial areas of tourism: impacts, planning and management. Tourism impacts are multifaceted and are therefore difficult to plan for and manage. This title looks at all the key players involved – be they tourists, host communities or industry members – as well as the key processes of planning and management and considers a number of approaches and techniques for managing tourism impacts successfully.

Now in its fifth edition, this bestselling text has been fully revised to include:

• new material on the top twenty countries by visitor arrivals, sustainable destinations and quality, COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 responses in tourism, tourism employees, heritage interpretation, the Norfolk Broads, tourism collaboration, and technology advances such as Public Participation Geographical Information Systems, and the use of Artificial Intelligence in hotels.

• updated tourism data and statistics

• new case studies throughout to showcase the latest environmental, social and economic activities in the industry, as well as the above topical issues in tourism

• an updated Companion Website that includes video and web links, class discussion questions, PPT’s and a case study archive.

The text is written in an accessible style and includes a plethora of features that engage and aid understanding. This accessible yet academically rigorous introduction to tourism impacts, planning and management is essential reading for all tourism students.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mason, Peter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

'Introduction. Part 1. 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. 5. The Socio-cultural Impacts of Tourism. 6. Environmental Impacts of Tourism. Part 2. 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. 9. Visitor Management. 10. 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. 14. Destination Management. Part 3. Tools and Techniques in Tourism Planning and Management. 15. Education as a Technique in Tourism Planning and Management. 16. Self-regulation as a Technique in Tourism Planning and Management. 17. Information Technology and Tourism Planning and Management. 18. Tourism Planning and Management and Sustainability. 19. Conclusions and the Future of Tourism Planning and Management. References.

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Mason has a fractional position as Senior Lecturer at London Metropolitan University and is Visiting Professor of Tourism at the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Rijeka, Croatia. He has taught for over 50 years, 37 of which have been in higher education institutions (HEIs) in the UK, New Zealand and Australia, where he held various positions: Reader, Professor, Head of Department and Head of School. This book is based largely on his own research and teaching at HEIs in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, France and the Dubai.