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Taylor & Francis Ltd Tourism Planning Basics Concept Cases4Ed 2002 Edition by Turgut Var, Clare Gunn
As one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy since the 1950s, tourism has proved to be a complicated phenomenon, unlike any other economic producer. Over the last few decades, tourism has exerted increasing pressure on the land and negative social, environmental and economic impacts have surfaced as major issues. Positive guidelines for better planning are in demand by developers and designers who need new understandings of the breadth of tourism's complexity for their own success. Long considered the seminal work on tourism development, Tourism Planning provides a comprehensive, integrated overview of all aspects of tourism and the planning functions that accompany it, emphasizing concepts and principles for better planning. Part 1: The Basics 1. The Purpose of Tourism Planning 2. Tourism as a System 3. Growth, Sustainability, Ecotourism 4. Policy Part 2: Concepts and Examples of Tourism Planning 5. Regional Planning Concepts 6. Regional Planning Cases 7. Destination Planning Concepts 8. Destination Planning Cases 9. Site Planning Concepts 10. Site Planning Cases