Tourism Planning: An Integrated and Sustainable Development Approach

by Edward Inskeep

Overview

This book provides the reader with guidelines and approaches in the development of tourism that respond to community desires and needs. Planning techniques applicable to both developed and underdeveloped countries address tourist attractions, urban tourism, large resorts, and limited special interest tourism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471293927
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/01/1991
Series:	VNR Tourism and Commercial Recreation SE
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	7.83(w) x 9.39(h) x 1.28(d)

About the Author

Edward Inskeep is the author of Tourism Planning: An Integrated and Sustainable Development Approach, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

UNDERSTANDING TOURISM PLANNING.

Background for Tourism Planning.

Approach to Tourism Planning.

NATIONAL AND REGIONAL TOURISM PLANNING.

The Planning Process and General Surveys.

Tourist Attractions and Activities.

Tourist Markets, Facilities, Services, and Infrastructure.

Planning Analysis and Synthesis.

Tourism Policy and Plan Formulation.

COMMUNITY LEVEL OF TOURISM PLANNING.

Planning Tourist Resorts.

Planning Urban and Other Forms of Tourism.

Planning Tourist Attractions.

Development and Design Standards.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS.

Environmental Impacts.

Socioeconomic Impacts.

INSTITUTIONAL ELEMENTS AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.

Planning the Institutional Elements of Tourism.

Tourism Plan Implementation.

Appendices.

Selected Bibliography.

Index.