Prideaux, Bruce <br/><br/>
Resort destinations :  evolution, management and development / 
Bruce Prideaux 
 - Amsterdam :  Elsevier Science,  c2009 
 - ix, 310 pages :  color illustrations ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The resort destination setting - The historical setting -- Definitions: exploring the literature -- Geographical context; Economic perspectives -- The human element; Resort destination dynamics - Planning issues -- Sustainability -- Resort destination marketing -- Management -- Infrastructure issues -- Examples of resort destination types - Resort destination development in developing nations -- Mountain resort destinations -- Resort destinations in isolated locations -- City resort destinations -- Island resort destinations -- The future of resort destinations - Threats -- The future of resort destinations. 
<br/><br/> Destination management and resort development and planning are strong core areas in the final year of most undergraduate degrees and a popular area of study at postgraduate level. Using original case studies based on the author's own research, Resort Destinations: evolution, management and development uses examples from Australia's Gold Coast, Britain's Brighton, USA's Las Vegas, as well as Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Caribbean. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780750657532 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>TOURISM -- MANAGEMENT
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G 155.A1 .P75 2009