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  • Justice and Tourism

    Principles and Approaches for Local-Global Sustainability and Well-Being

    Edited by Tazim Jamal, James Higham ...
    Research related to justice and tourism is at an early stage in tourism studies. Challenges abound due to the complex scope and scale of tourism, and thus the need to transcend disciplinary boundaries to inform a phenomenon that is intricately interwoven with place and people from local to global. The contributors to this book have drawn from diverse knowledge domains including but not limited to ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Whale-watching

    Sustainable Tourism and Ecological Management

    Edited by James Higham, Lars Bejder, Rob Williams ...
    Within little more than a generation, whale-watching has been subject to global industrial development. It has been portrayed by destinations and business operators, and advocated by environmental groups, as a sustainable activity and an alternative to whaling. However, in recent years the sustainability of these activities has increasingly been questioned, as research shows that repeated ... Read more

    $115.69 USD

  • Mountaineering Tourism

    Edited by Ghazali Musa, James Higham, Anna Thompson- Carr ...
    Series series Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility
    In May 1993 the British Mountaineering Council met to discuss the future of high altitude tourism. Of concern to attendees were reports of queues on Everest and reference was made to mountaineer Peter Boardman calling Everest an ‘amphitheater of the ego’. Issues raised included environmental and social responsibility and regulations to minimize impacts. In the years that have followed there has ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change

    Edited by Prof. C. Michael Hall, Dr. James Higham ...
    Series Book 22 - Aspects of Tourism
    Climate change is one of the major issues facing us today and has been described as a threat greater than terrorism. As the world's largest industry tourism both contributes to and will be dramatically affected by climate change. This is the first comprehensive book-level examination of the relationship between tourism and climate change, of interest not only to students of tourism but to policy ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Sport Tourism Destinations

    by James Higham ...
    Few forces in contemporary society influence the fortunes of tourism destinations more immediately than sport. From football fans to kayaking, Sports Tourism Destinations: issues, opportunities and analysis examines the planning, development and management of sport tourism destinations. With contributions from international experts, this book looks at the dramatic effects sports tourism has on the ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Critical Issues in Ecotourism

    Edited by James Higham ...
    Critical Issues in Ecotourism seeks to shake the current stagnant literature on the subject of ecotourism out of a state of complacency. Drawing upon emerging insights provided by pre-eminent scholars in the field it identifies and comprehensively addresses current critical issues. Accessible to both academic and non-academic audiences, it provides the reader with the following:* A critical, ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Sport and Tourism

    by James Higham, Tom Hinch ...
    Sport and Tourism: Globalization, Mobility and Identitymarks a new era in sport tourism texts. Written by global experts whose previous collaborations have been integral to the development of the field, the book applies key social science concepts and issues relevant to the academic study of sport and tourism.This is a ground-breaking text, which:Critically explores the wider manifestations of ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Sport Tourism Development

    by Dr. James Higham, Dr. Tom Hinch ...
    Series Book 84 - Aspects of Tourism
    This book critically explores sport-related tourism drawing on the fields of sport management, the sociology of sport, consumer behaviour, sports marketing, economic, urban and sports geography, and tourism studies. It presents multidisciplinary perspectives of sport tourism, as structured by the geographical concepts of space, place and environment. The volume offers a comprehensive update of the ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

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  • Critical Debates in Tourism

    Edited by Tej Vir Singh ...
    Series Book 57 - Aspects of Tourism
    In this volume tourism experts collectively discuss and debate some intriguing questions that the tourism industry poses, such as the relevance of mass tourism, the dilemma of authenticity, whether small tourism is beautiful, whether volunteer tourism is benign, whether tourism contributes to climate change, as well as many others. The book brings together the expertise of 35 renowned ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Tourist Gaze 3.0

    by John Urry, Jonas Larsen ...
    Series series Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
    "The original Tourist Gaze was a classic, marking out a new land to study and appreciate. This new edition extends into fresh areas with the same passion and insight of the object. Even more essential reading!"- Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, Warwick UniversityThis new edition of a seminal text restructures, reworks and remakes the groundbreaking previous versions making this book even more ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • The Business of Resort Management

    by Peter Murphy ...
    How can owners and managers ensure that their considerable capital investments will return a competitive return on their investments? How can users and owners be sure they enjoy the promises of tantalizing marketing and real estate claims? Managing Sustainable Resorts Profitably combines business management principles with environmental and social concerns to offer development solutions to these ... Read more

    $101.99 USD

  • Key Concepts in Event Management

    by Bernadette Quinn ...
    Series series SAGE Key Concepts series
    "I found this text to be exactly what we were looking for to give our students a good understanding of the contemporary issues that affect the Events industry. I have recommended this as essential reading. It is well written and the format makes it an easy read raising key issues and challenging theory."- Tanya Bellingham, School of Tourism & Hospitality, University of Plymouth"An essential events ... Read more

    $67.49 USD