Resort destinations : evolution, management and development / Bruce Prideaux
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TextPublication details: Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2009Description: ix, 310 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN: 9780750657532Subject(s): TOURISM -- MANAGEMENT | RESORTS -- MANAGEMENT | RESORTS -- MARKETING | TOURISM -- MANAGEMENT -- CASE STUDIES | RESORTS -- MANAGEMENT -- CASE STUDIESLOC classification: G 155.A1 .P75 2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The resort destination setting - The historical setting -- Definitions: exploring the literature -- Geographical context; Economic perspectives -- The human element; Resort destination dynamics - Planning issues -- Sustainability -- Resort destination marketing -- Management -- Infrastructure issues -- Examples of resort destination types - Resort destination development in developing nations -- Mountain resort destinations -- Resort destinations in isolated locations -- City resort destinations -- Island resort destinations -- The future of resort destinations - Threats -- The future of resort destinations.
Destination management and resort development and planning are strong core areas in the final year of most undergraduate degrees and a popular area of study at postgraduate level. Using original case studies based on the author's own research, Resort Destinations: evolution, management and development uses examples from Australia's Gold Coast, Britain's Brighton, USA's Las Vegas, as well as Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Caribbean.
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