Geography of Tourism
Image, Impacts and Issues
Peter Mason
ISBN: 9781911396420HBK; 9781911396437 PBK; 9781911396444 eBook
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Geography of Tourism: Image, Impacts and Issues is the first text that provides both an awareness of the spatial nature of tourism by means of a geographical perspective, and that also offers significant critical analysis of major contemporary geographical themes and issues that relate to tourism. It discusses and critically analyses major global issues relevant to tourism – including climate change, global development, protected environments and sustainability.
Aimed particularly at undergraduate modular courses, it is constructed in a sequence that starts with a largely factual consideration and moves on to a more analytical and critical approach. It begins, by demonstrating the geographical resources for tourism, and the motivations for involvement in the activity. Following this is an investigation of the impacts of tourism, then an analysis of the major geographical issues affecting tourism and a critical review of tourism’s planning and management. Finally there is a concluding section, which considers the future of tourism from a geographical perspective.
Packed with international case studies for illustration and contextualisation of learning, it is a student friendly, interactive text that contains focused activities linked closely to the text and the case studies, with accompanying website material for tutors.
• A stimulating introduction to major geographical concepts in tourism at undergraduate level.
• Combines factual material with more critical analysis of topical tourism/geography issues.
• Global coverage, reinforcing the importance of a geographical perspective to the understanding of tourism.
• Includes case studies from the UK, continental Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, the Arctic, Antarctica and selected developing countries/regions, including India, China, Indonesia, Nepal and Southern Africa.
• Discusses and critically analyses major global issues relevant to tourism - climate change, global development, protected environments and sustainability.
Publication date:
November 2017
Aimed particularly at undergraduate modular courses, it is constructed in a sequence that starts with a largely factual consideration and moves on to a more analytical and critical approach. It begins, by demonstrating the geographical resources for tourism, and the motivations for involvement in the activity. Following this is an investigation of the impacts of tourism, then an analysis of the major geographical issues affecting tourism and a critical review of tourism’s planning and management. Finally there is a concluding section, which considers the future of tourism from a geographical perspective.
Packed with international case studies for illustration and contextualisation of learning, it is a student friendly, interactive text that contains focused activities linked closely to the text and the case studies, with accompanying website material for tutors.
• A stimulating introduction to major geographical concepts in tourism at undergraduate level.
• Combines factual material with more critical analysis of topical tourism/geography issues.
• Global coverage, reinforcing the importance of a geographical perspective to the understanding of tourism.
• Includes case studies from the UK, continental Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, the Arctic, Antarctica and selected developing countries/regions, including India, China, Indonesia, Nepal and Southern Africa.
• Discusses and critically analyses major global issues relevant to tourism - climate change, global development, protected environments and sustainability.
Publication date:
November 2017
Table of contents
Section 1: Geographical Resources and Motivation for TourismCh 1 Introduction
Ch 2 Geographical Resources for Tourism
Ch 3 The Motivation for Tourism
Ch 4 Tourism Destinations
Section 2: Impacts of Tourism
Ch 5 The Impacts of Tourism: Introduction
Ch 6 Environmental impacts of Tourism (case studies: Great Barrier Reef, Safari Tourism, Kenya)
Ch 7 Socio-cultural impacts (case studies: Goa, Bali)
Ch 8 Economic impacts (case studies: Nepal, Arctic Region)
Section 3: Major Tourism Issues (with a Geographical Dimension)
Ch 9 Climate Change (case studies: French Alps, Maldives, Dutch coast)
Ch 10 Natural Disasters (case studies: disease, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis. Disease: Links between Ebola, Zika Virus, SARS. Volcanoes: Montserrat. Earthquakes: Haiti. Tsunamis, Aceh Province, Indonesia)
Ch 11 Protected Environments (case studies: Arctic, Antarctica, Majorca)
Ch 12 Global Development (case studies: Langkawi Island, Malaysia, pro-poor tourism, South Africa).
Section 4: Planning Management and the Future of Tourism
Ch 13 Policy, planning and management (case studies: Cruise ships. Ecotourism, case study: Belize, Ecolabels, case study: European Blue Flag. Management: Department of Conservation, New Zealand.
Ch 14 Tourism and Sustainability (case studies: National Ecotourism Policy Australia, Zoning in Canadian National Parks. Codes of Conduct: Himalayan Tourist Code)
Ch 15 Conclusions and the Future of Tourism (case studies: Tourism and Terrorism, Bali, Paris. Tourism development in Namibia)
Table of contents
Section 1: Geographical Resources and Motivation for TourismCh 1 Introduction
Ch 2 Geographical Resources for Tourism
Ch 3 The Motivation for Tourism
Ch 4 Tourism Destinations
Section 2: Impacts of Tourism
Ch 5 The Impacts of Tourism: Introduction
Ch 6 Environmental impacts of Tourism (case studies: Great Barrier Reef, Safari Tourism, Kenya)
Ch 7 Socio-cultural impacts (case studies: Goa, Bali)
Ch 8 Economic impacts (case studies: Nepal, Arctic Region)
Section 3: Major Tourism Issues (with a Geographical Dimension)
Ch 9 Climate Change (case studies: French Alps, Maldives, Dutch coast)
Ch 10 Natural Disasters (case studies: disease, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis. Disease: Links between Ebola, Zika Virus, SARS. Volcanoes: Montserrat. Earthquakes: Haiti. Tsunamis, Aceh Province, Indonesia)
Ch 11 Protected Environments (case studies: Arctic, Antarctica, Majorca)
Ch 12 Global Development (case studies: Langkawi Island, Malaysia, pro-poor tourism, South Africa).
Section 4: Planning Management and the Future of Tourism
Ch 13 Policy, planning and management (case studies: Cruise ships. Ecotourism, case study: Belize, Ecolabels, case study: European Blue Flag. Management: Department of Conservation, New Zealand.
Ch 14 Tourism and Sustainability (case studies: National Ecotourism Policy Australia, Zoning in Canadian National Parks. Codes of Conduct: Himalayan Tourist Code)
Ch 15 Conclusions and the Future of Tourism (case studies: Tourism and Terrorism, Bali, Paris. Tourism development in Namibia)
About the authors
Peter Mason is Visiting Professor of Tourism, London South Bank University, is a visiting professor at the Ecole Superieure Hotellerie, Paris, and has a fractional position as Senior Lecturer, London Metropolitan University, UK.Table of contents
Section 1: Geographical Resources and Motivation for TourismCh 1 Introduction
Ch 2 Geographical Resources for Tourism
Ch 3 The Motivation for Tourism
Ch 4 Tourism Destinations
Section 2: Impacts of Tourism
Ch 5 The Impacts of Tourism: Introduction
Ch 6 Environmental impacts of Tourism (case studies: Great Barrier Reef, Safari Tourism, Kenya)
Ch 7 Socio-cultural impacts (case studies: Goa, Bali)
Ch 8 Economic impacts (case studies: Nepal, Arctic Region)
Section 3: Major Tourism Issues (with a Geographical Dimension)
Ch 9 Climate Change (case studies: French Alps, Maldives, Dutch coast)
Ch 10 Natural Disasters (case studies: disease, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis. Disease: Links between Ebola, Zika Virus, SARS. Volcanoes: Montserrat. Earthquakes: Haiti. Tsunamis, Aceh Province, Indonesia)
Ch 11 Protected Environments (case studies: Arctic, Antarctica, Majorca)
Ch 12 Global Development (case studies: Langkawi Island, Malaysia, pro-poor tourism, South Africa).
Section 4: Planning Management and the Future of Tourism
Ch 13 Policy, planning and management (case studies: Cruise ships. Ecotourism, case study: Belize, Ecolabels, case study: European Blue Flag. Management: Department of Conservation, New Zealand.
Ch 14 Tourism and Sustainability (case studies: National Ecotourism Policy Australia, Zoning in Canadian National Parks. Codes of Conduct: Himalayan Tourist Code)
Ch 15 Conclusions and the Future of Tourism (case studies: Tourism and Terrorism, Bali, Paris. Tourism development in Namibia)
About the authors
Peter Mason is Visiting Professor of Tourism, London South Bank University, is a visiting professor at the Ecole Superieure Hotellerie, Paris, and has a fractional position as Senior Lecturer, London Metropolitan University, UK.Sample files
Contents, copyright and preface.pdfChapter 1.pdf
Chapter 2.pdf
Chapter 3.pdf
Chapter 4.pdf
Chapter 5.pdf
Chapter 6.pdf
Chapter 7.pdf
Chapter 8.pdf
Chapter 9.pdf
Chapter 10.pdf
Chapter 11.pdf
Chapter 12.pdf
Chapter 13.pdf
Chapter 14.pdf
Chapter 15.pdf
Chapter 16.pdf