Tourism Policy, Planning and Development - Wu Bihu - Paperback Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 2027 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

Description

This new textbook offers students a comprehensive but engaging overview of tourism planning from a worldwide viewpoint, by covering tourism policy, planning and development in one volume. It is written from a tourism planning perspective and designed to offer a fresh and contemporary approach to this subject by focus on several major themes along with their integration within tourism policy, planning and development: - Community involvement in tourism planning: - Places an emphasis on participatory tourism planning processes including local residents and other stakeholders. - - Enhancement of heritage and culture: - Attaches a high priority to tourism policies, planning and development initiatives that enhance the unique heritage and cultural resources of specific tourism destinations. - - Environmental protection, conservation and sustainability: - Integrates sustainable tourism development throughout the book. - - New consumers and new media: - Recognizes that consumers are changing and so are the information sources that they use; the Internet, e-marketing, social media and mobile services are discussed throughout the book in terms of their impacts on and applications in tourism policy, planning and development. - - Priority on the planning process: - Suggests that the focus should not only be on the plan that is produced, but that the planning process itself requires great attention and priority. - - Similarities and differences: - Highlights the need to adapt tourism policy, planning and development approaches to particular local conditions (socio-cultural, political, legislative, environmental, development status, etc.) - - Worldwide scope of tourism and tourism planning - : Uses an extensive array of international case studies and examples, to demonstrate the breadth and depth of tourism planning around the world. - The text is written in an accessible style and includes a plethora of features that engage and aid understanding. It further integrates industry and community voices to share real life viewpoints and experiences. A suite of online resources accompany the text which offer students and lecturers additional resources for class discussion or self - study including: Video Case Studies, test banks, , instructors guide, PPT’s & web links This innovative, accessible yet academically rigorous introduction to contemporary Tourism Policy, Planning and Development is essential reading for all Tourism students.