'Advances in Tourism Economics' follows his predecessor 'Advances in Modern Tourism Research' (2007) in providing a thorough assessment of state-of-the-art economic research in this rapidly developing field. The authors start by analyzing the recent upsurge of model-based economic research in the field, which builds on powerful tools in quantitative economics, such as discrete choice models, social accounting matrices, data envelopment analyses, impact assessment models or partial computable equilibrium models including environmental externalities. The volume originates from this novel research spirit in the area and aims to offer an attractive collection of operational research tools and approaches. It forms an appealing record of modern tourism economics and positions the field within the strong tradition of quantitative economic research, with due attention for both the demand and supply side of the tourism sector, including technological and logistic advances.
Advances in Tourism Economics
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Álvaro Matias · Peter Nijkamp · Manuela Sarmento Editors
Advances in Tourism Economics New Developments
Physica-Verlag A Springer Company
Editors Professor Álvaro Matias Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa School of Economics and Business Rua da Junqueira, 188-198 1349-001 Lisboa Portugal
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Professor Peter Nijkamp Free University of Amsterdam Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Department of Spatial Economics De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Publication sponsored by the Portuguese Association for Tourism Research and Development (APIDT):
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Preface
With the advent of rising mobility and leisure time together with a structural tendency for declining airfares, tourism has become a sector of major significance in modern economies. There is a wealth of literature on the motives of tourists, on the sustainability aspects of large-scale tourism, on the expected economic and social consequences of tourism in