Crisis and Disaster Management for Tourism
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Lucid, comprehensive and well-illustrated this book raises the bar in studies of disasters and crises in tourism. Richly informed with cases from around the globe and dealing with timely and topical issues, it should become a standard reference for policy-makers and practitioners, not to mention students as the tourism managers of tomorrow.
» Professor Tim Coles, University of Exeter, UK
Tourism destinations and businesses are becoming increasingly prone to the impacts of crises and disasters due to global environmental change and security risks. This is the first research based book that provides a strategic approach to understanding the nature of tourism crises and disasters before outlining tourism crisis and disaster planning, response, and longer term recovery and knowledge management strategies. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Channel View Publications
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781845411053
- Utgivelsesår
- 2009
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
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Lucid, comprehensive and well-illustrated this book raises the bar in studies of disasters and crises in tourism. Richly informed with cases from around the globe and dealing with timely and topical issues, it should become a standard reference for policy-makers and practitioners, not to mention students as the tourism managers of tomorrow.
» Professor Tim Coles, University of Exeter, UK
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This book is a timely analysis of crisis in a time of global crisis. Brent Ritchie has produced an extensively referenced penetrating analysis offering new insights into the management of crisis in the tourism industry. This book is a must for researchers and students engaged in crisis research.
» Bruce Prideaux, James Cook University, Australia