Description
Book SynopsisTourism has been identified as one of the few potential growth sectors in mature economics. This third edition of a highly successful textbook provides a systematic overview of theoretical issues of the structure of European tourism and of tourism policies.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Tourism and Uneven Economic Development (A. Williams & G. Shaw).
Western European Tourism in Perspective (G. Shaw & A. Williams).
Spain: From the Phenomenon of Mass Tourism to the Search for a More Diversified Model (M. Valenzuela).
Italy: Diversified Tourism (R. King & A. Montanari).
Greece: Hesitant Policy and Uneven Tourism Development in the 1990s (L. Leontidou).
Portugal: Market Segmentation and Economic Development (J. Lewis & A. Williams).
Switzerland: Structural Change within Stability (A. Gilg).
Austria: Contrasting Tourist Seasons and Contrasting Regions (F. Zimmermann).
The United Kingdom: Market Trends and Policy Responses (G. Shaw, et al.).
Republic of Ireland: An Expanding Tourism Sector (D. Gillmor).
France: Tourism Comes of Age (J. Tuppen).
Germany: Still a Growing International Deficit?(P. Schnell).
Tourism in The Netherlands: Resource Development, Regional Impacts and Issues (D. Pinder).
Scandinavia: Challenging Nature (T. Andersson & M. Huse).
Central and Eastern Europe: Tourism, Development and Transformation (D. Hall).
Tourism Policies in a Changing Economic Environment (A. Williams & G. Shaw).
Bibliography.
Index.
