Tourism and Tourism Spaces

Tourism and Tourism Spaces introduces students to the relationship between tourism, tourists, and the tourism spaces. The examination is at different levels - from local to global - and is informed by the discussion of three central processes: production, regulation, competition; consumption and commodification; and construction of tourist places and spaces. With reference to the cultural, economic and political conceptualization of tourism, and illustrated with case studies, this an integrated and systematic review of a range of theoretical positions.