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Tourism : conceptualizations, disciplinarity, institutions, and issues / C. Michael Hall, Allan M. Williams, and Alan A. Lew -- Introduction : Perspectives on Tourism / Allan M. Williams -- Tourist flows and spatial behavior / Bob McKercher and Judit Zoltan -- Tourism motivations and decision making / Philip L. Pearce -- Political economy of tourism : regulation theory, institutions, and governance networks / Jan Mosedale -- Cultural geographies of tourism / Mike Crang -- Tourism mobilities / Kevin Hannam -- Critical perspectives on tourism / Freya Higgins-Desbiolles and Kyle Powys Whyte -- Introduction : Producing tourism and tourism Spaces / Allan M. Williams -- Economic geographies of tourism revisited : from theory to practice / Dmitri Ioannides and Keith G. Debbage -- Entrepreneurial cultures and small business enterprises in tourism / Gareth Shaw -- Labor mobility and labor market structures in tourism / Adele Ladkin -- Tourism and development : from development theory to globalization / David Harrison -- Transport and tourism / Stephen Page and Joanne Connell -- Tourism innovation : products, processes, and people / Allan M. Williams -- Souvenirs, tourists, and tourism / Kristen Swanson -- Introduction : Globalizing people, places, and markets in tourism / Alan A. Lew -- Transnational corporations and the globalization of tourism / Larry Dwyer -- Problematizing place promotion and commodification / Nigel Morgan -- Urban tourism and the experience economy / T.C. Chang and Shirlena Huang -- Tourism and creative economies / Gordon Waitt and Chris Gibson -- Mobilities, ethnicity, and tourism / Kevin Meethan -- GPS, smartphones, and the future of tourism research / Noam Shoval, Michal Isaacson, and Prem Chhetri -- New territories in information technologies and tourism research / Mads Bødker and Ana María Munar -- Introduction : Social theories of tourist practice, experience, and landscapes encounters / Alan A. Lew -- Landscapes of tourism / Theano S. Terkenli -- Tourism after the postmodern turn / Claudio Minca and Tim Oakes -- The tourist gaze 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 / Jonas Larsen -- Gender and feminist perspectives in tourism research / Annette Pritchard -- Tourism and the visual / Caroline Scarles -- Speaking heritage : language, identity, and tourism / Lauren A. Hall-Lew and Alan A. Lew -- Religion and spirituality in tourism / Michael Stausberg -- Introduction : Tourist attractions : places, spaces, and forms / Alan A. Lew -- Material culture and contested heritage in tourism / Tim Winter -- Trends in tourism, shopping, and retailing / Dallen J. Timothy -- Progress in second-home tourism research / Dieter K. Müller -- Timing tourism : MICE, events, and mega-events / Donald Getz -- Taking stock of sport tourism research / Tom Hinch, James Higham, and Stacy-Lynn Sant -- Medical tourism / Meghann Ormond -- Gay and lesbian tourism practices / Gustav Visser -- Introduction : Tourism and the environment : change, impacts, and response / C. Michael Hall -- The global footprint of tourism / Eke Eijgelaar and Paul Peeters -- Climate-change implications for tourism / Daniel Scott -- Coastal and marine tourism : emerging issues, future trends, and research priorities / Mark B. Orams and Michael Lück -- Sociocultural resilience and tourism / Debbie Hopkins and Suzanne Becken -- Tourism and tourists in nature, national parks, and wilderness / Jarkko Saarinen -- Exploring the precautionary principle in an environment and tourism context / David A. Fennell -- The sustainable development of tourism : a state-of-the-art perspective / David Weaver -- Introduction : Tourism policies, planning, and governance / C. Michael Hall -- Tourism and public policy : contemporary debates and future directions / John M. Jenkins, C. Michael Hall, and Muchazondida Mkono -- Local participation in community tourism : a critical and relational assessment / Bill Bramwell -- Partnerships, tourism, and community impacts / María José Zapata Campos -- Tourism in the development of regional and sectoral innovation systems / Adi Weidenfeld and C. Michael Hall -- Critical success factors for creating community-based tourism / Amran Hamzah -- Strengthening tourism-poverty linkages / Christian M. Rogerson -- Tourism crises and disasters : moving the research agenda forward / Brent W. Ritchie, Judith Mair, and Gabby Walters -- Theoretical and methodological challenges for tourism : just out of sight or just within reach? / Allan M. Williams, C. Michael Hall, and Alan A. Lew.

Cover; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Part 1 : Introduction; Chapter 1: Tourism: Conceptualizations, Disciplinarity, Institutions, and Issues; Conceptualizing Tourism; The Institutionalization of Tourism Studies: Tourism as a Discipline?; Issues; References; Part 2 : Perspectives on Tourism; Introduction: Perspectives on Tourism; Chapter 2: Tourist Flows and Spatial Behavior; Modeling Interdestination Tourist Movements; Modeling Intradestination Movements; Intervening Factors; Distance Decay and Market Access; Time and Financial Budgets.

Trip and Personal CharacteristicsConclusion; References; Chapter 3: Tourism Motivations and Decision Making; Background Issues; A Core History of Tourist Motivation Study; Adding to the Tourist Motivation Literature; Employing Travel Motivation Concepts; Decision Making; Conclusions: Theoretical and Methodological Reflections; References; Chapter 4: Political Economy of Tourism: Regulation Theory, Institutions, and Governance Networks; Tourism and Regulation Theory; Adapting Institutions: Transformations and Restructuring; Theoretical and Methodological Reflections; References.

Chapter 5: Cultural Geographies of TourismTourism as Geography Writ Large; Being a Tourist, Doing Tourism; Studying Tourism Cultures; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Tourism Mobilities; Global Tourism Mobilities; Heritage Tourism Mobilities; Imaginative and Communicative Tourism Mobilities; Mobile Methods; Theoretical and Methodological Reflections; References; Chapter 7: Critical Perspectives on Tourism; Early Critical Perspectives; The Development of the Critical Tourism Studies Movement; Critical Engagements in Tourism and Hospitality; Focus on the Researcher, Researcher Reflexivity.

Critical Research MethodologiesCritical Tourism Pedagogy and Curriculum; Inclusion of Long-Ignored Voices; Critiques of the Critical Tourism and Hospitality Movement; Theoretical and Methodological Reflections; References; Part 3 : Producing Tourism and Tourism Spaces; Introduction: Producing Tourism and Tourism Spaces; Chapter 8: Economic Geographies of Tourism Revisited: From Theory to Practice; A Retrospective on the Economic Geography of Tourism; Flows of Capital; A Case Study: The Economic Geography of Air Transportation and Tourism; Discussion and Conclusion; References.

Chapter 9: Entrepreneurial Cultures and Small Business Enterprises in TourismEntrepreneurship and Tourism: a Changing Research Agenda; Entrepreneurial Processes and the Small Firm; Entrepreneurial Cultures in Tourism: the Small-Scale Enterprise; Models of Small-Firm Growth: Innovation and Knowledge Transfer; Entrepreneurial Networks and Tourism Destinations; Theoretical and Methodological Reflections: Future Issues; References; Chapter 10: Labor Mobility and Labor Market Structures in Tourism; Tourism Labor Markets and Labor Mobility; Tourism Labor Markets; Labor Mobility.

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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Tourism presents a collection of readings that represent an essential and authoritative reference on the state-of-the-art of the interdisciplinary field of tourism studies. Presents a comprehensive and critical overview of tourism studies across the social sciencesIntroduces emerging topics and reassesses key themes in tourism studies in the light of recent developmentsIncludes 50 newly commissioned essays by leading experts in the social sciences from around the worldContains cutting-edge perspectives on topics that include tourism's role in globalization, su.

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