Tourism: Economic, Physical, and Social ImpactsThis book examines the economic, physical and social impacts of tourism. Following a brief discussion of the nature of tourism and tourists, the authors discuss the conceptual frameworks of tourism and evaluate the adequacy of impact methodologies currently in use. |
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Contents
conceptualization | 14 |
A conceptual framework of tourism | 15 |
The tourist decisionmaking process | 27 |
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References to this book
Tourism and Sustainability: New Tourism in the Third World Martin Mowforth,Ian Munt Limited preview - 1998 |
The Psychology of Culture Shock Colleen A. Ward,Stephen Bochner,Adrian Furnham No preview available - 2001 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Tourism: Economic, Physical, and Social Impacts |
| Author | Alister Mathieson |
| Contributor | Geoffrey Wall |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Longman, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0582300614, 9780582300613 |
| Length | 208 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism |
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