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The economics of tourism and sustainable development
Lanza, Alessandro (contributor); Markandya, Anil (contributor) - 2005
: international experience and the case of Hvar, Croatia -- 8. Tourism and sustainable development : lessons from recent World Bank …1. An investigation on the growth performance of small tourism countries -- 2. Forecasting international tourism demand … and uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji -- 3. Land, environmental externalities and tourism development -- 4 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420059
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The new economics of outdoor recreation
Hanley, Nick (contributor); Wright, Robert E. (contributor);  … - 2003
group of authors covers real-world recreation management issues and applies economic understanding to these problems. An …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851998
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Creative cities, cultural clusters and local economic development
Cooke, Philip N. (contributor);  … - 2008
This book analyses the economic development of cities from the 'cultural economy' and 'creative industry' perspectives, examining and differentiating them as two related but distinct segments of contemporary city economies. The authors argue that although they are normally conflated, the first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420013
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Clusters and globalisation : the development of urban and regional economies
Pitelēs, Chrēstos (contributor);  … - 2006
globalising world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851518
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Handbook of experience science : tourism, hospitality, and leisure
Chen, Joseph (ed.); Prebensen, Nina K. (ed.);  … - 2024 - First edition
applied to tourism, hospitality and leisure. Chapters analyse the progress of recent research ventures, exploring fascinating … case studies to further illustrate important concepts such as virtual tourism and slow tourism. Both the important … frameworks behind experience science and real-world applications are discussed, providing the reader with a full picture of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014466829
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The dynamics of regional development : the Philippines in East Asia
Balisacan, A. M. (ed.); Hill, Hal (ed.) - Asian Development Bank Institute - 2007
A decade and a half since the Philippines embarked on a major program of decentralization, the authors of this book have undertaken a detailed examination of all aspects of the nation's regional dynamics and policies. Their analysis extends to comparable experiences in East Asia, particularly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474070
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Handbook of creative cities
Mellander, Chorlotta (contributor);  … - 2011
With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the "creative city" became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories about the relationship between creative individuals and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851515
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Recent developments in the economics of tourism : recent developments in the economics of tourism
Dwyer, Larry - 2013
accuracy of tourist arrivals?' Tourism Economics, 12 (1), 45-64. -- Briguglio, L. (1995), 'Small island developing states and … their economic vulnerabilities', World Development, 23 (9), 1615-32. -- Cang, S. and N. Seetaram (2012), 'Time series … analysis', in L. Dwyer, A. Gill and N. Seetaram (eds), Handbook of Research Methods in Tourism: Quantitative and Qualitative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420125
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Competitiveness and tourism
Crouch, Geoffrey I. - 2012
tourism competitiveness from around the world …Competitiveness and Tourism brings together the key scholarly articles which discuss the challenges of managing …, maintaining and enhancing competitive tourism destinations. This authoritative title of articles covers service sector competition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852335
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Creating resilient economies : entrepreneurship, growth and development in uncertain times
Vorley, Tim (contributor); Williams, Nick (contributor) - 2017
Contents: 1. Introduction / Nick Williams and Tim Vorley -- Part I : The resilience of entrepreneurs, industrial sectors and cities -- 2. Strategies for resilience in entrepreneurship: building resources for small business survival after a crisis / Rachel Doern -- 3. The resilience of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419938