Geography of Travel & Tourism, 4E
Author: Lloyd E Hudman
The travel professional who is interested not only in the physical geography of regions, but also understand the character and features of a destination will find this updated reference a useful addition to their professional library. In addition to a basic geographic overview of the world and each major geographic region, providing insights about the geographic character of specific regions to show how it establishes a setting for tourism. All regions or countries have a brief overview of the cultural, physical, and tourism characteristics of the region or country. The cultural characteristics are in the form of cultural capsules pertaining to the people and some tips as to personal actions that are acceptable and others to be avoided. Following the analysis of the geographic character the text discusses the tourist attractions in each of the regions, focusing on the geographic features that are important for creating a desire to visit that region. The authors highlight the most significant attractions, which combine with the geographic facts of the region to form the uniqueness of the area for visitors. In some cases there are differences of opinions concerning which are the major attractions, but those presented in the text provide an overview of the character of each specific tourist destination region. Tourists themselves also create geography. An area with few tourists is different in character from an area with large numbers of visitors. The origin of tourists also affects the environment; as for example visitors from Great Britain create a different environment than those from France because of their differing expectations and resultant services.
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This textbook relates the geographic character of specific regions and countries to their use as settings for tourism. For each region, the book provides an overview of the cultural, physical, and tourism characteristics, with details concerning particular attractions. Graphs and maps highlight major tourism destinations and outline decade patterns and markets. Hudman and Jackson have each taught geography at Brigham Young University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Geography and Tourism; The Attraction of Place.
Chapter 2: Patterns and Processes of World Tourism.
Chapter 3: Geography and Tourism in North America.
Chapter 4: Geography and Tourism in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Chapter 5: Geography and Tourism in South America.
Chapter 6: Geography and Tourism in Western Europe.
Chapter 7: Geography and Tourism in Northern Europe.
Chapter 8: Geography and Tourism in Southern Europe.
Chapter 9: Geography and Tourism in Central Europe and the Balkan States.
Chapter 10: Geography and Tourism in Russia and the Countries of the Former Soviet Union.
Chapter 11: Geography and Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa.
Chapter 12: Geography and Tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Chapter 13: Geography and Tourism in East Asia.
Chapter 14: Geography and Tourism in South and Southeast Asia.
Chapter 15: Geography and Tourism in Australia, New Zealand, and the Islands of the South Pacific.
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Russia's Virtual Economy
Author: Clifford G G Gaddy
Economic reform in Russia has been anything but the smooth process envisioned by many in 1991. A full decade after Russia officially embarked on what were described as "radical market reforms," there is no consensus about whether the economic transition has been a success or failure.
The Russian transition has turned out to be vastly more complicated in practice than in theory. Some attribute the problems to a series of bad policy choices. Others assert that the path to market economics is inconsistent with Russian history and culture.
Neither of these explanations is sufficient to capture the difficulties of implementing a market economy within an economic structure bequeathed by central planning, according to Clifford G. Gaddy and Barry W. Ickes. In this book they examine how the Russian economy has evolved into a mutant form that combines elements of the market with institutions and behaviors that have a distinct, nonmarket character.
Gaddy and Ickes put special focus on Russia's "virtual economy." Rooted in Russia's vast sector of hopelessly noncompetitive industrial enterprises and their struggle to survive in the hostile market environment, this mutant system is characterized by a set of informal institutions that permits the production and exchange of goods that are worth less than the value of the inputs used to produce them. Buyers and sellers collude to hide the fictitious nature of the pricing through the use of barter and other forms of nonmonetary exchange. Those who try to play by the normal market rules are penalized relative to those who play by the virtual economy's rules.
By developing a method by which Russia's virtual economy can be analyzed, Gaddy and Ickes seek to restore a sense of logic and consistency to our understanding of the Russian economy and to provide a framework for thinking about its future.
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