Tourism Economics: Impact Analysis

Matias, Álvaro; Nijkamp, Peter; Sarmento, Manuela

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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Published by: Physica

Publication Date: 2014-10-12

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783790829037

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2725-5

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 293