Tourism Geography (routledge Contemporary Human Geography)

Tourism Geography Tourism has become one of the most significant forces for change in the world today. Regarded by many as the world’s largest industry, tourism prompts regular mass migrations of people, exploitation of resources, processes of development and inevitable repercussions on places, economies, societies and environments. It is a phenomenon that increasingly demands attention. Tourism Geography reveals how geographic perspectives can inform and illuminate the study of tourism. The book explores the factors that have encouraged the development of both domestic and international forms of tourism, highlighting ways in which patterns of tourism have evolved and continue to evolve. The differing economic, environmental and sociocultural impacts that tourism may exert upon destinations are examined, together with a consideration of ways in which planning for tourism can assist in the regulation of development and produce sustainable forms of tourism. Drawing on case studies from across the world, Tourism Geography offers a concise review of established geographies of tourism and shows how new patterns in the production and consumption of tourist places are fashioning the new tourism geographies of the twenty-first century. Stephen Williams is Principal Lecturer in Geography at Staffordshire University, UK. Routledge Contemporary Human Geography Series Series Editors: David Bell and Stephen Wyn Williams, Staffordshire University This series of 12 texts offers stimulating introductions to the core subdisciplines of human geography. Building between ‘traditional’ approaches to subdisciplinary studies and contemporary treatments of these same issues, these concise introductions respond particularly to the new demands of modular courses. Uniformly designed, with a focus on studentfriendly features, these books will form a coherent series which is up to date and reliable. Forthcoming Titles: Urban Geography Rural Geography Political Geography Historical Geography Cultural Geography Theory and Philosophy Development Geography Transport, Communications & Technology Geography Routledge Contemporary Human Geography Tourism Geography Stephen Williams London and New York First published 1998 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003. © 1998 Stephen Williams The right of Stephen Williams to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Williams, Stephen, 1951– Tourism geography/Stephen Williams. p. cm.—(Routledge contemporary human geography series) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Tourist trade. I. Title. II. Series. G155.A1W49 1998 338.4'791–dc21 98–6809 CIP ISBN 0-203-19755-0 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-19758-5 (Adobe eReader Format) ISBN 0-415-14214-8 (hbk) ISBN 0-415-14215-6 (pbk) Contents List of figures vii List of tables ix List of boxed case studies xi Acknowledgements xii Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Issues and approaches in the contemporary g