Overview
- Editors:
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Álvaro Matias
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School of Economics and Business, Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Peter Nijkamp
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Faculty of Economics, and Business Administration, Free University, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Manuela Sarmento
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School of Economics and Business, Head of the Tourism Department, Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Provides an in depth oversight on the latest research contributions in the field
- Written by high academic scholars
- Includes theoretical and applied original studies on tourism quantitative methods
- Includes empirical analysis and impact assessment of tourism activities
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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MACRO AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES
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- Alfonso Vargas-Sánchez, Francisco José Riquel-Ligero
Pages 307-327
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- Vicky Katsoni, Maria Giaoutzi, Peter Nijkamp
Pages 329-352
About this book
Tourism economics is partly based on established principles from the economics discipline, but it also incorporates elements from sociology, psychology, organization theory and ecology. It has over the years turned into an appealing multi-disciplinary oriented approach to the understanding of the impacts of leisure time in a modern society, including cultural heritage, sustainable quality of life, and industrial organization of the hospitality industry. The increasing dynamics in the tourist industry and its worldwide effects will continue to attract the attention of both the research and the policy sector in the years to come. Rather than speculating on non-observed facts, there is a clear need for evidence-based research in order to map out the complex dynamics of the tourist industry. The present volume comprises novel studies – mainly of a quantitative-analytical nature – on the supply, demand and contextual aspects of modern tourism. It contains a sound mix of theory, methodology, policy and case studies on various tourism issues in different parts of the world.
Editors and Affiliations
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School of Economics and Business, Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Álvaro Matias
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Faculty of Economics, and Business Administration, Free University, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Peter Nijkamp
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School of Economics and Business, Head of the Tourism Department, Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Manuela Sarmento