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Wiley Blackwell Companion to Tourism, The


Wiley Blackwell Companion to Tourism, The

Hardback by Lew, Alan A. (Northern Arizona University, USA); Hall, C. Michael (University of Otago, New Zealand); Williams, Allan M. (University of Exeter, UK)

Wiley Blackwell Companion to Tourism, The

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ISBN:
9781118474488
Publication Date:
30 May 2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:
Wiley-Blackwell
Pages:
672 pages
Format:
Hardback
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Wiley Blackwell Companion to Tourism, The

Description

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Tourism presents a collection of readings that represent an essential and authoritative reference on the state-of-the-art of the interdisciplinary field of tourism studies. Presents a comprehensive and critical overview of tourism studies across the social sciences Introduces emerging topics and reassesses key themes in tourism studies in the light of recent developments Includes 50 newly commissioned essays by leading experts in the social sciences from around the world Contains cutting-edge perspectives on topics that include tourism's role in globalization, sustainable tourism, and the state's role in tourism development Sets an agenda for future tourism research and includes a wealth of bibliographic references

Contents

Notes on Contributors ix Part 1 Introduction 1 1 Tourism: Conceptualizations, Disciplinarity, Institutions, and Issues 3 C. Michael Hall, Allan M. Williams, and Alan A. Lew Part 2 Perspectives on Tourism 25 Introduction: Perspectives on Tourism 27 Allan M. Williams 2 Tourist Flows and Spatial Behavior 33 Bob McKercher and Judit Zoltan 3 Tourism Motivations and Decision Making 45 Philip L. Pearce 4 Political Economy of Tourism: Regulation Theory, Institutions, and Governance Networks 55 Jan Mosedale 5 Cultural Geographies of Tourism 66 Mike Crang 6 Tourism Mobilities 78 Kevin Hannam 7 Critical Perspectives on Tourism 88 Freya Higgins-Desbiolles and Kyle Powys Whyte Part 3 Producing Tourism and Tourism Spaces 99 Introduction: Producing Tourism and Tourism Spaces 101 Allan M. Williams 8 Economic Geographies of Tourism Revisited: From Theory to Practice 107 Dimitri Ioannides and Keith G. Debbage 9 Entrepreneurial Cultures and Small Business Enterprises in Tourism 120 Gareth Shaw 10 Labor Mobility and Labor Market Structures in Tourism 132 Adele Ladkin 11 Tourism and Development: From Development Theory to Globalization 143 David Harrison 12 Transport and Tourism 155 Stephen Page and Joanne Connell 13 Tourism Innovation: Products, Processes, and People 168 Allan M. Williams 14 Souvenirs, Tourists, and Tourism 179 Kristen Swanson Part 4 Globalizing People, Places, and Markets in Tourism 189 Introduction: Globalizing People, Places, and Markets in Tourism 191 Alan A. Lew 15 Transnational Corporations and the Globalization of Tourism 197 Larry Dwyer 16 Problematizing Place Promotion and Commodification 210 Nigel Morgan 17 Urban Tourism and the Experience Economy 220 T.C. Chang and Shirlena Huang 18 Tourism and Creative Economies 230 Gordon Waitt and Chris Gibson 19 Mobilities, Ethnicity, and Tourism 240 Kevin Meethan 20 GPS, Smartphones, and the Future of Tourism Research 251 Noam Shoval, Michal Isaacson, and Prem Chhetri 21 New Territories in Information Technologies and Tourism Research 262 Mads Bųdker and Ana Marķa Munar Part 5 Social Theories of Tourist Practice, Experience, and Landscapes Encounters 275 Introduction: Social Theories of Tourist Practice, Experience, and Landscapes Encounters 277 Alan A. Lew 22 Landscapes of Tourism 282 Theano S. Terkenli 23 Tourism After the Postmodern Turn 294 Claudio Minca and Tim Oakes 24 The Tourist Gaze 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 304 Jonas Larsen 25 Gender and Feminist Perspectives in Tourism Research 314 Annette Pritchard 26 Tourism and the Visual 325 Caroline Scarles 27 Speaking Heritage: Language, Identity, and Tourism 336 Lauren A. Hall-Lew and Alan A. Lew 28 Religion and Spirituality in Tourism 349 Michael Stausberg Part 6 Tourist Attractions: Places, Spaces, and Forms 361 Introduction: Tourist Attractions: Places, Spaces, and Forms 363 Alan A. Lew 29 Material Culture and Contested Heritage in Tourism 368 Tim Winter 30 Trends in Tourism, Shopping, and Retailing 378 Dallen J. Timothy 31 Progress in Second-Home Tourism Research 389 Dieter K. Müller 32 Timing Tourism: MICE, Events, and Mega-Events 401 Donald Getz 33 Taking Stock of Sport Tourism Research 413 Tom Hinch, James Higham, and Stacy-Lynn Sant 34 Medical Tourism 425 Meghann Ormond 35 Gay and Lesbian Tourism Practices 435 Gustav Visser Part 7 Tourism and The Environment: Change, Impacts, And Response 445 Introduction: Tourism and the Environment: Change, Impacts, and Response 447 C. Michael Hall 36 The Global Footprint of Tourism 454 Eke Eijgelaar and Paul Peeters 37 Climate-Change Implications for Tourism 466 Daniel Scott 38 Coastal and Marine Tourism: Emerging Issues, Future Trends, and Research Priorities 479 Mark B. Orams and Michael Lück 39 Sociocultural Resilience and Tourism 490 Debbie Hopkins and Suzanne Becken 40 Tourism and Tourists in Nature, National Parks, and Wilderness 500 Jarkko Saarinen 41 Exploring the Precautionary Principle in an Environment and Tourism Context 513 David A. Fennell 42 The Sustainable Development of Tourism: A State-of-the-Art Perspective 524 David Weaver Part 8 Tourism Policies, Planning, and Governance 535 Introduction: Tourism Policies, Planning, and Governance 537 C. Michael Hall 43 Tourism and Public Policy: Contemporary Debates and Future Directions 542 John M. Jenkins, C. Michael Hall, and Muchazondida Mkono 44 Local Participation in Community Tourism: A Critical and Relational Assessment 556 Bill Bramwell 45 Partnerships, Tourism, and Community Impacts 567 Marķa José Zapata Campos 46 Tourism in the Development of Regional and Sectoral Innovation Systems 578 Adi Weidenfeld and C. Michael Hall 47 Critical Success Factors for Creating Community-Based Tourism 589 Amran Hamzah 48 Strengthening Tourism-Poverty Linkages 600 Christian M. Rogerson 49 Tourism Crises and Disasters: Moving the Research Agenda Forward 61 Brent W. Ritchie, Judith Mair, and Gabby Walters Part 9 Conclusions 623 50 Theoretical and Methodological Challenges for Tourism: Just Out of Sight or Just Within our Reach? 625 Allan M. Williams, C. Michael Hall, and Alan A. Lew Index 635

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