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The New Frontier
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By
John Swarbrooke, Principal Lecturer in Tourism Management, Centre for Tourism, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Colin Beard, Senior Lecturer, Outdoor Management Education, Sheffield Hallam University
Suzanne Leckie, Senior Lecturer, Countryside Recreation Management, Sheffield Hallam University
Gill Pomfret, Senior Lecturer, Tourism Management, Centre for Tourism, Sheffield Hallam University
Description
Looking at the past, present and future of adventure tourism, Adventure Tourism: the new frontier examines the product,
the adventure tourist profile, and issues such as supply, geography and sustainability. International case studies are used to illustrate
these issues, including: Gorilla watching holidays,Trekking on Mount Everest, Diving holidays, and Outward Bound packages.
Analysis
of the development and nature of adventure tourism accompanies these studies, ensuring that the title is useful both for undergraduate
and postgraduate students of tourism and for professionals involved in managing adventure tourism enterprises.
There is also a companion
website with additional cases, which can be found at www.bh/com/companions/0750651865.
Audience
Senior undergraduate students taking electives in Adventure Tourism as part of Tourism and Leisure degrees.
Postgraduate programmes in
ecotourism and adventure tourism courses.
Professionals involved in managing adventure tourism enterprises.
Contents
Introduction; The historical development of adventure tourism; The sources of adventure; The milieu of adventure tourism; Outdoor adventure
and management training; Artificial environments for adventure tourism; Mental adventure tourism; The adventure tourist; The supply side
of adventure tourism; The geography of adventure tourism; The impacts of adventure tourism; Topical issues and the future of adventure
tourism; Case studies.
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Paperback, 368 pages, publication date: APR-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-5186-8
ISBN-10: 0-7506-5186-5
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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