Worldwide Destinations Casebook - Ma Boniface - Paperback Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 2009 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

Description

Worldwide Destinations Casebook features 38 comprehensive case studies of international tourism destinations, 10 of them brand new and 28 updated. A companion to the core textbook Worldwide Destinations 5th edition , these cases contextulaise the learning and provide real life illustrations of the theories covered. This new edition covers subjects such as climate change, eco-tourism, destination regeneration and social impact. Case studies are drawn from all regions of the world and include: - - London Docklands regeneration - - A tourism strategy for Morocco - - ''New World'' tourism - Outbound tourism from China - - Antarctica: tourism or conservation? - - Re-visioning tired destinations: Australia''s gold coast - - Tourism in New York - - The Way of St. James: the pilgrimage as a cultural resource - - Ecotourism in the Ecuadorian Amazon The casebook brings a range of benefits to the classroom and by encouraging active learning allows students to gain valuable experience in: - - Problem solving and decision making - - Focusing on key issues within a clearly defined situation - - The development or honing of critical thinking skills - - Recognising that there is no one ''correct'' answer to a problem - - Judging the relevance of different types of evidence and techniques Worldwide Destinations Casebook is the ultimate resource for contectualizing theory and is essential reading for any tourism student.