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Vacationscape

Clare A. Gunn

1972196 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1972
first published
  • 1972Bureau of Business Research, University of Texas at Austin · 238 pages · ENGISBN 9780877551614
  • 1988Van Nostrand Reinhold · 208 pages · ENGISBN 9780442226794
  • 1997Taylor & Francis · 196 pages · ENGISBN 9781560325192
  • 2014Taylor & Francis Group · ENGISBN 9781317822509
  • 2014Taylor & Francis Group · ENGISBN 9781317822493
  • 2014Taylor & Francis Group · ENGISBN 9781317822486
  • 2014Routledge · ENGISBN 9781306483568
  • 2014Taylor & Francis Group · 196 pages · ENGISBN 9781315820316

The first edition of Vacationscape, published in 1972, was the first major work in the field of tourism to challenge popular beliefs and offer conceptual ideas for better land development. It identified tourism as a system, described traveler imagery, and provided land design guidance from the regional to the site scale. This third edition retains these basic principles, which have stood the test of time. In addition, this updated version stresses the role of community, identifies potential pitfalls, and raises issues of development ethics. The reader will also find several new examples of tourism development that are environmentally sustainable. The book is filled with sketches, functional diagrams, and photographs.

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