Economics Of Recreation, Leisure And Tourism

Now in its third edition, The Economics of Recreation, Leisure and Tourism has been fully revised and updated to cover all the latest issues and changes, and more. Essentially a real world text in applied economics, it explains the necessary economic theories from first principles and applies them to a range of leisure and tourism problems and issues at the consumer, business, national and international level. Key themes are: * How is the provision of recreation, leisure and tourism determined, and could it be provided in a different way? * What are the key economic and environmental impacts of recreation, leisure and tourism? * How can economics be used to manage recreation, leisure and tourism? International in its outlook, this text uses examples from Brazil, China, India and Japan, as well as Europe, North America and Australia. With an accompanying website with links and PowerPoint resources for lecturers, it provides: * New chapters on globalisation and critique * Seminar activities * Liberal use of press cuttings, journal articles and international case studies * User-friendly learning features such as: visual mapping of chapter contents, learning outcomes, summaries of key points, multiple choice and short answer questions. John Tribe is Professor of Tourism at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, UK. Reviews of previous editions: provides an excellent basis for appreciating the relevance of economic analysis to the solution of various real life tourism and leisure issues. Professor Larry Dwyer, Annals of Tourism Research. an excellent text. It is very well organised and should proved to be an excellent educational tool or as a book for those interested in the subject. Dr. John Jenkins, Journal of Sustainable Tourism. The book is the only one of its kind which is essential to students of the economic or business aspects of the tourism and leisure industries Dr. Rebecca Hawkins, Tourism.Tribe, John is the author of 'Economics Of Recreation, Leisure And Tourism', published 2005 under ISBN 9780750661805 and ISBN 0750661801.