TY - BOOK AU - Hall,Colin Michael TI - Introduction to tourism: dimensions, and issues SN - 1862505233 PY - 2003/// CY - Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. PB - Hospitality Press KW - Tourism KW - Australia KW - New Zealand N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The scope of tourism studies -- 2. Historical dimensions of tourism -- 3. Why do we travel? Tourist motivations and markets --4. Imaging and branding the destination -- 5. Government and tourism: the national level -- 6. State, regional, and local government approaches to tourism -- 7. Industry and labour -- 8. The economic dimensions and impacts of tourism -- 9. The social and cultural dimensions of tourism -- 10. The environmental dimensions and impacts of tourism -- 11. Tourism planning and destination development -- 12. Special interest tourism in rural and perpheral areas: farm, wine, adventure and nature-based tourism -- 13. Urban tourism development: retailing, culture, heritage, events, and the city as product -- 14. The future direction of tourism ER -