Worldwide destinations casebook : the geography of travel and tourism
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Worldwide destinations casebook : the geography of travel and tourism
Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005
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Summary: Worldwide destinations casebook provides 36 comprehensive case studies of international tourism destinations. A companion text to the core textbook Worldwide destinations, 4th ed., these cases contextualize the learning and provide real life illustrations of the theories covered
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
"Worldwide Destinations: The geography of Travel and Tourism Casebook" provides over 40 comprehensive case studies of international tourism destinations. It is a companion text to the core textbook, "Worldwide Destinations 4th edition". These cases contextualise the learning and provide real life illustrations of the theories covered. Cases are drawn from all regions of the world and include: London Docklands: waterfront regeneration and tourism development; adventure tourism in Scandinavia; cultural tourism in Madrid; safari tourism in Zimbabwe; attractions tourism in New York City; the impact on tourism in Asia; and, pro poor tourism initiatives. The text provides thorough guidance on using the case studies for maximum benefit to both students and lecturers, with assignments and study tips for each case. It is user friendly, providing hints and tips on how to use case studies as a method of learning, and what can be drawn from each case.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - how to use this book
- Cases illustrating the elements of the geography of travel and tourism: Tourism demand and definitions
- Tourism destinations
- Tourism destination futures
- Cases illustrating regional tourism geography: Europe
- Middle east and africa
- Asia and the pacific
- The americas
- Index
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