Tourism impacts, planning and management / Peter Mason

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Tourism Growth, Development and Impacts -- 1. Social change and the growth of tourism -- 2. Theoretical perspectives on tourism development -- 3. An introduction to tourism impacts -- 4. The Economic Impacts of Tourism -- 5. The Socio-cultural impacts of tourism -- 6. Environmental impacts of tourism -- pt. 2. Tourism Planning and Management: Concepts, Issues and Players -- 7. Tourism planning and management: concepts and issues -- 8. The key players in tourism planning and management -- 9. Visitor management -- 10. Managing the natural resources for tourism -- 11. Tourism planning and management and the host community -- 12. Tourism planning and management and the tourism industry -- 13. Partnerships and collaboration in tourism -- pt. 3. Tools and Techniques in Tourism Planning and Management -- 14. Education as a technique in tourism planning and management -- 15. Self-regulation as a technique in tourism planning and management -- 16. Information technology and tourism planning and management -- pt. 4. The Future of Tourism Planning and Management -- 17. Tourism planning and management and sustainability -- 18. Conclusions and the future of tourism planning and management.

"Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management is a unique text, which links these three key areas of tourism: impacts, planning and management. Tourism impacts are multi-faceted and therefore are difficult to plan for and manage. This book looks at all the key players involved - be they tourists, host communities or industry members - and considers a number of approaches and techniques for managing tourism successfully. Divided into four parts, this text discusses: -- The growth, development and impacts of tourism -- Tourism planning and management: concepts, issues and key players -- Tools and techniques in tourism planning and management: education, regulation and information technology -- The future of tourism planning and management: issues of sustainability and the future Up-to-date, international case studies are used, for example the impacts of 9/11 and terrorism in Bali, to illustrate and provide a real-life context for the theories discussed. Exercises are also included to consolidate learning." -- Elsevier.