Community Development through Tourism

Community Development through Tourism examines the development of local communities through the healthy integration of community planning, business planning and tourism planning. It explores the most pertinent tourism and business theories, moving from strategic planning to community empowerment and practice. Research-based case studies are used to illustrate how things work in the real world, and the ways in which various theories can and have been applied.

This book will be an important resource for business development managers, tourism operators and community leaders, as well as students and teachers in courses that incorporate aspects of community tourism into their business, tourism, social sciences and arts programs.

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Community Development through Tourism

Community Development through Tourism examines the development of local communities through the healthy integration of community planning, business planning and tourism planning. It explores the most pertinent tourism and business theories, moving from strategic planning to community empowerment and practice. Research-based case studies are used to illustrate how things work in the real world, and the ways in which various theories can and have been applied.

This book will be an important resource for business development managers, tourism operators and community leaders, as well as students and teachers in courses that incorporate aspects of community tourism into their business, tourism, social sciences and arts programs.

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Community Development through Tourism

Community Development through Tourism

by Sue Beeton
Community Development through Tourism

Community Development through Tourism

by Sue Beeton

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Community Development through Tourism examines the development of local communities through the healthy integration of community planning, business planning and tourism planning. It explores the most pertinent tourism and business theories, moving from strategic planning to community empowerment and practice. Research-based case studies are used to illustrate how things work in the real world, and the ways in which various theories can and have been applied.

This book will be an important resource for business development managers, tourism operators and community leaders, as well as students and teachers in courses that incorporate aspects of community tourism into their business, tourism, social sciences and arts programs.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780643098787
Publisher: Landlinks Press
Publication date: 09/14/2006
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 975 KB

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Communities and tourism
Chapter Two: Tourism theories and their relevance to communities
Chapter Three: Strategic tourism planning for communities
Chapter Four: Community-inclusive strategies
Chapter Five: Marketing community tourism
Chapter Six: Rural tourism communities
Chapter Seven: Dealing with risk and disasters in tourism communities
Chapter Eight: Developing communities through tourism
Appendix: Communities and ecotourism in the Year of the Outback
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