Tourism Books

New and Published Books

1. Tourism and Political Boundaries

   By Dallen J. Timothy

   Series: Routledge Advances in Tourism

   The importance of political boundaries in the development, function and flow of tourism cannot be overemphasized. In light of today's political transformations and processes of globalization, this book provides a systematic examination of the relationships between boundaries and tourism, and...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Destination NATO

   Defence Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–13

   By Rohan Maxwell, John Andreas Olsen

   Series: Whitehall Papers

   Defence reform has been a major component of Bosnia’s stabilisation and nation-building. Though true for many cases of post-conflict transition, it is especially so for Bosnia, which arguably has the most complex state structure in Europe. Ten years on from the start of Bosnia’s defence-reform...

   Published June 18th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Ethics of Tourism

   Critical and Applied Perspectives

   By Brent Lovelock, Kirsten Lovelock

   There are increasingly strident calls from many sectors of society for the tourism industry, the world’s largest industry, to adopt a more ethical approach to the way it does business. In particular there has been an emphasis placed on the need for a more ethical approach to the way the tourism...

   Published June 13th 2013 by Routledge
4. Scuba Diving Tourism

   Edited by Ghazali Musa, Kay Dimmock

   Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

   This volume offers new insight into an important and largely under-examined area of marine leisure and tourism: scuba diving tourism. Knowledge of scuba diving has long been hidden among broad discussions of water-based sports and activities and this focused book aims to shed further understanding...

   Published June 4th 2013 by Routledge
5. Airport Marketing

   By Nigel Halpern, Anne Graham

   In recent years, the airport sector has moved from an industry characterised by public sector ownership and national requirements, into a new era of airport management which is beginning to be dominated by the private sector and international players. Airports are now complex enterprises that...

   Published June 2nd 2013 by Routledge
6. Heritage and Community Engagement

   Collaboration or Contestation?

   Edited by Emma Waterton, Steve Watson

   This book is about the way that professionals in archaeology and in other sectors of heritage interact with a range of stakeholder groups, communities and the wider public. Whilst these issues have been researched and discussed over many years and in many geographical contexts, the debate seems to...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
7. Tourism in China

   Destination, Cultures and Communities

   Edited by Chris Ryan, Gu Huimin

   Series: Routledge Advances in Tourism

   China is forecast to be the primary tourist destination and tourist-generating country by 2020. However, much of the writing on tourism in China has come from people within the English academic world who are not involved in the issues related to Chinese tourism development. This book provides...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
8. Tourist Mobility and Advanced Tracking Technologies

   By Noam Shoval, Michal Isaacson

   Series: Routledge Advances in Tourism

   The remarkable developments in tracking technologies over the past decade have opened up a wealth of possibilities in terms of research into tourist spatial behaviour. To date, most research in the field has been based on data derived from less objective – hence methodologically...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
9. Tourism and Poverty

   By Regina Scheyvens

   Series: Routledge Advances in Tourism

   Tourism and Poverty addresses a critical question facing many academics, governments, aid agencies, tourism organizations, and conservation bodies around the world: can tourism work as a tool to overcome poverty? This book is the first to present a focused description and critique of the issues...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
10. Tourism Enterprises and Sustainable Development

    International Perspectives on Responses to the Sustainability Agenda

    Edited by David Leslie

    Series: Routledge Advances in Tourism

    The tourism industry has increasingly recognized and responded to growing environmental concerns. In recent years, there has been an emergence of a variety of categories of tourism considered more environmentally friendly: green, eco-tourism, and sustainable tourism. Much of the literature that has...

    Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge