This is a fully revised edition of the groundbreaking study on tourism, which was originally
published in 1990. The original chapters have been empirically updated and many new …

The term 'qualitative research'is something of an enigma. For some time, the issue of what
exactly qualitative research is has been at the centre of a great deal of debate within social …

Current discourse surrounding 'pro-poor tourism', a term emerging out of the writing of UK
researchers in the late 1990s, suggests that tourism can effectively work as a tool to alleviate …

This article attempts to contribute to the development of a critical analysis of tourism
representations through an investigation of destination branding strategies. Based on an …

Tourism is a key driver of global socio-economic progress. However, its sustainability is at
risk from multiple shocks and hazards that threaten livelihoods. Surprisingly little is known …

Tourism and Poverty addresses a critical question facing many academics, governments,
aid agencies, tourism organizations, and conservation bodies around the world: can tourism …

The Form of Cities offers readers a considered theoretical introduction to the art of designing
cities. Demonstrates that cities are replete with symbolic values, collective memory …

Establishing linkages between tourism demand for food and local agricultural production is
critical in maximizing host country benefits. Drawing on surveys of Cancun hotels and …

Tourism studies have for a long time been interested in tourist destinations, their identity and
the changes occurring in them. In view of the 'spatialization of social theory'and the past …

Increasingly, it is recognised that the qualities of human experience are informed not only by
the physical world, but also by our understandings of the social constructs that shape our …