A companion to tourism / edited by Alan A. Lew, C. Michael Hall, and Allan M. Williams.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I Introduction. 1 Tourism: Conceptualizations, Institutions, and Issues / C. Michael Hall, Allan M. Williams, Alan A. Lew. Part II PerspectivesonTourism. 2 The Measurement of Global Tourism: Old Debates, New Consensus, and Continuing Challenges / Stephen L.J. Smith -- 3 Tourist Flows and the Spatial Distribution of Tourists / Bob McKercher; Alan A. Lew -- 4 Behavioral ApproachesinTourism Research / D. Jim Walmsley -- 5 TowardaPolitical EconomyofTourism / Allan M. Williams -- 6 Cultural GeographiesofTourism / Mike Crang -- 7 Tourist Practices and Performances / David Crouch. Part III Producing Tourism and Tourism Spaces. 8 The Cultural Turn? Toward a More Critical Economic GeographyofTourism / Keith G. Debbage, Dimitri Ioannides -- 9 Transnational Corporations, Globalization, and Tourism / Kevin Meethan -- 10 Entrepreneurial Cultures and Small Business EnterprisesinTourism / Gareth Shaw -- 11 Labor Mobility and Market Structure in Tourism / Michael Riley -- 12 Transport and Tourism / Stephen Page -- 13 The Tourism Area Life Cycle in the Twenty-First Century / Richard Butler. Part IV Globalization and Contested Places. 14 Problematizing Place Promotion / Nigel Morgan -- 15 Tourism, Information Technology, and Development: RevolutionorReinforcement? / Simon Milne, David Mason, Julia Hasse -- 16 Theming, Tourism, and Fantasy City / Thomas W. Paradis -- 17 Whose Tourist-Historic City? Localizing the Global and Globalizing the Local / Gregory J. Ashworth, John E. Tunbridge -- 18 Urban Tourism: Between the Global and the Local / T.C. Chang, Shirlena Huang -- 19 Postcolonialism, Colonialism, and Tourism / Anne-Marie d'Hauteserre -- 20 Indigenous People and Tourism / Tom D. Hinch. Part V Tourists, Values, and Practices. 21 Tourism Motivations and Typologies / Richard Prentice -- 22 Tourism, Modernity, and Postmodernity / Tim Oakes; Claudio Minca -- 23 Cultural Circuits of Tourism: Commodities, Place and Re-consumption / Irena Ateljevic; Stephen Doorne -- 24 Narratives of Being Elsewhere: Tourism and Travel Writing / Mike Robinson -- 25 Gender and SexualityinTourism Research / Annette Pritchard -- 26 The Souvenir: Conceptualizing the Object(s) of Tourist Consumption / Jon Goss. Part VI Tourism, Place, Space, and Forms. 27 Tourism and Landscape / Theano S. Terkenli -- 28 The BeachasaLiminal Space / Robert Preston-Whyte -- 29 Tourism, Shopping, and Retailing: An Axiomatic Relationship? / Tim Coles -- 30 Tourism and the Countryside / Richard Sharpley -- 31 Mobility, Tourism, and Second Homes / Dieter K. Müller -- 32 Gaming and Tourism: Issues for the New Millennium / Patricia A. Stokowski -- 33 Geographic Perspectives on Event Tourism / Donald Getz. Part VII Tourism, the Environment, and Society -- 34 Tourism and the Natural Environment / Klaus Meyer-Arendt -- 35 Tourism and Touristic Representations of Nature / Jarkko Saarinen -- 36 Environmental ImpactsofTourism / P.P. Wong -- 37 Tourism and Resource Management / David Mercer -- 38 National Parks: Wilderness and Culture / Stephen Boyd -- 39 Ecotourism: Theory and Practice / Erlet Cater -- 40 Tourism, Sustainability, and Social Theory / George Hughes -- 41 Tourism and the Elusive Paradigm of Sustainable Development / David B. Weaver. Part VIII Policies, Planning, and Governance. 42 Tourism and Public Policy / C. Michael Hall; John Jenkins -- 43 Partnerships, Participation, and Social Science Research in Tourism Planning / Bill Bramwell -- 44 Local and Regional Tourism Policy and Power / Andrew Church -- 45 Tourism Communities and Growth Management / Alison Gill -- 46 Political Boundaries and Regional Cooperation in Tourism / Dallen J. Timothy; Victor B. Teye -- 47 GIS Applications in the Planning and Management of Tourism / Yianna Farsari; Poulicos Prastacos.

This groundbreaking Companion offers readers an opportunity to reassess key themes in contemporary tourism studies in the light of recent theoretical developments in tourism studies and the social sciences, as well as dramatic changes in the operating environment for tourism. A critical overview of current research in tourism studies. Offers readers an opportunity to reassess key themes in tourism studies in the light of recent developments, such as terrorist attacks, SARS and the financial failure of airlines. Comprises specially commissioned essays, written by more than 50 acknowledged experts from around the world. Covers cutting-edge perspectives and topics, including tourism's role in globalization, sustainable tourism, and the state's role in tourism development. Sets an agenda for future tourism research