ENGLISH

Tourism Economics: Impact Analysis

By Peter Nijkamp , Álvaro Matias , Manuela Sarmento (auth.) , Manuela Sarmento (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
Year
2011
ISBN
379082724X, 9783790827248
DOI
10.1007/978-3-7908-2725-5
Google Books ID
vzcufw6qcCoC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1895602 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
293\288
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-14 18:00:00
Regional/Spatial Science; Economic Geography; Huma

Description

The assessment of local, regional or national impacts of an influx of tourists – of different kind and origin – has in recent years become a new challenge for economics research in the tourism sector. There is a clear need to develop solid methodologies through which the socio-economic impacts of tourism can be assessed. Tourism impact assessment – as a systematic approach to the estimation of socio-economic effects of tourism on relevant parts of the economy – has become a timely response to the need for appropriate information for stakeholders, both public and private. The present volume brings together a set of recent impact studies – of both a theoretical-methodological and an applied policy-oriented nature – , which have been selected on the basis of their originality or novel contribution to the research in this field.

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