Description
Leading international tourism scholars from a range of disciplines, analyse what progress has been made in tourism research in the last two decades and where research might go in the future.
About the Author
Professor Douglas Pearce is Professor Tourism Management, Victoria Management School, New Zealand. He has more than thirty years teaching, research and consulting experience in many aspects of tourism. Most recently his work has had a New Zealand focus, notably as leader of the FRST-funded project on tourism distribution channels. Other research interests and consultancy work have frequently taken him to Europe, the South Pacific and Southeast Asia. He is a fellow and former vice-president of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism and serves on the editorial boards of a number of tourism journals, including the Annals of Tourism Research. Professor Richard Butler is Professor in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management of University of Strathclyde. He has published widely in tourism journals, and produced eleven books on tourism and many chapters in other books. His main fields of interest are the development process of tourist destinations and the subsequent impacts of tourism, issues of carrying capacity and sustainability, and tourism in remote areas and islands and he is a former president of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism. He is currently editor Emeritus of 'The Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research'.
Reviews
This book provides a comprehensive resource on tourism research.. (and is)...is recommended to researchers, graduate students, and academicians studying any aspect of tourism. In comparison to other books on this topic, Tourism Research: A 20:20 Vision, offers a truly diverse collection of chapters on the perspectives, advances, and emerging themes of tourism research. Annals of Tourism Research (2011)''
This book provides a comprehensive resource on tourism research.. (and is)...is recommended to researchers, graduate students, and academicians studying any aspect of tourism. In comparison to other books on this topic, Tourism Research: A 20:20 Vision, offers a truly diverse collection of chapters on the perspectives, advances, and emerging themes of tourism research. * Annals of Tourism Research (2011)' *
Book Information
ISBN 9781906884109
Author Douglas Pearce
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Goodfellow Publishers Limited
Publisher Goodfellow Publishers Limited
About the Author
Professor Douglas Pearce is Professor Tourism Management, Victoria Management School, New Zealand. He has more than thirty years teaching, research and consulting experience in many aspects of tourism. Most recently his work has had a New Zealand focus, notably as leader of the FRST-funded project on tourism distribution channels. Other research interests and consultancy work have frequently taken him to Europe, the South Pacific and Southeast Asia. He is a fellow and former vice-president of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism and serves on the editorial boards of a number of tourism journals, including the Annals of Tourism Research. Professor Richard Butler is Professor in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management of University of Strathclyde. He has published widely in tourism journals, and produced eleven books on tourism and many chapters in other books. His main fields of interest are the development process of tourist destinations and the subsequent impacts of tourism, issues of carrying capacity and sustainability, and tourism in remote areas and islands and he is a former president of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism. He is currently editor Emeritus of 'The Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research'.
Reviews
This book provides a comprehensive resource on tourism research.. (and is)...is recommended to researchers, graduate students, and academicians studying any aspect of tourism. In comparison to other books on this topic, Tourism Research: A 20:20 Vision, offers a truly diverse collection of chapters on the perspectives, advances, and emerging themes of tourism research. Annals of Tourism Research (2011)''
This book provides a comprehensive resource on tourism research.. (and is)...is recommended to researchers, graduate students, and academicians studying any aspect of tourism. In comparison to other books on this topic, Tourism Research: A 20:20 Vision, offers a truly diverse collection of chapters on the perspectives, advances, and emerging themes of tourism research. * Annals of Tourism Research (2011)' *
Book Information
ISBN 9781906884109
Author Douglas Pearce
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Goodfellow Publishers Limited
Publisher Goodfellow Publishers Limited
