Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Geographical Resources and Motivation for TourismCh 1 IntroductionCh 2 Geographical Resources for Tourism Ch 3 The Motivation for TourismCh 4 Tourism DestinationsSection 2: Impacts of TourismCh 5 The Impacts of Tourism: IntroductionCh 6 Environmental impacts of Tourism (case studies: Great Barrier Reef, Safari Tourism, Kenya)Ch 7 Socio-cultural impacts (case studies: Goa, Bali)Ch 8 Economic impacts (case studies: Nepal, Arctic Region)Section 3: Major Tourism Issues (with a Geographical Dimension)Ch 9 Climate Change (case studies: French Alps, Maldives, Dutch coast)Ch 10 Natural Disasters (case studies: disease, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis. Disease: Links between Ebola, Zika Virus, SARS. Volcanoes: Montserrat. Earthquakes: Haiti. Tsunamis, Aceh Province, Indonesia)Ch 11 Protected Environments (case studies: Arctic, Antarctica, Majorca) Ch 12 Global Development (case studies: Langkawi Island, Malaysia, pro-poor tourism, South Africa).Section 4: Planning Management and the Future of TourismCh 13 Policy, planning and management (case studies: Cruise ships. Ecotourism, case study: Belize, Ecolabels, case study: European Blue Flag. Management: Department of Conservation, New Zealand.Ch 14 Tourism and Sustainability (case studies: National Ecotourism Policy Australia, Zoning in Canadian National Parks. Codes of Conduct: Himalayan Tourist Code) Ch 15 Conclusions and the Future of Tourism (case studies: Tourism and Terrorism, Bali, Paris. Tourism development in Namibia)

Provides both an awareness of the spatial nature of tourism by means of a geographical perspective, and offers critical analysis of major contemporary geographical themes and issues that relate to tourism.

In English.