Forthcoming Tourism, Hospitality and Events Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Backpacker Tourism and Economic Development

   Perspectives from the Less Developed World

   By Mark P. Hampton

   Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

   There has been a phenomenal growth of backpacker tourism from the overland routes to India in the 1960s, to present-day backpacker tourism across the less developed world. As a result there has been significant economic development impacts of backpacker tourism upon local communities especially in...

   To Be Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
2. Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies

   Edited by Tony Blackshaw

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   This landmark publication brings together some of the most perceptive commentators of the present moment to explore core ideas and cutting edge developments in the field of Leisure Studies. It offers important new insights into the dynamics of the transformation of leisure in contemporary societies...

   To Be Published April 15th 2013 by Routledge
3. Green Grabbing: A New Appropriation of Nature

   Edited by James Fairhead, Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones

   Series: Critical Agrarian Studies

   Across the world, ecosystems are for sale. ‘Green grabbing’ – the appropriation of land and resources for environmental ends – is an emerging process of deep and growing significance. A vigorous debate on ‘land grabbing’ already highlights instances where ‘green’ credentials are called...

   To Be Published April 16th 2013 by Routledge
4. Sex, Love and Money in Cambodia

   Professional Girlfriends and Transactional Relationships

   By Heidi Hoefinger

   Series: The Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia

   Dealing with the complex and discomforting ‘grey ‘area where sex, love and money collide, this book highlights the general materiality of everyday sex that takes place in all relationships. In doing so, it draws attention to and destigmatizes the transactional elements within many ‘normative’...

   To Be Published April 18th 2013 by Routledge
5. Peace through Tourism

   Promoting Human Security Through International Citizenship

   Edited by Lynda-ann Blanchard, Freya Higgins-Desbiolles

   Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

   Peace through tourism refers to a body of analysis which suggests tourism may contribute to cross-cultural understanding, tolerance and even peace between communities and nations. What has been largely missing to date is a sustained critique of the potential and capacities of tourism to foster...

   To Be Published May 1st 2013 by Routledge
6. Tourism Policy and Planning

   Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

   By David L. Edgell Sr, Jason Swanson

   The wellspring to the future global growth in tourism is a commitment toward good policy and strategic planning. Governments, the private sector, international organizations, academic institutions, and not-for-profit agencies must be the leaders in developing sustainable tourism policies that...

   To Be Published May 2nd 2013 by Routledge
7. Bali Tourism

   By Arthur Asa Berger

   The island of Bali has long been characterized in the West as the last “paradise” on earth, but there is far more to this small Indonesian province. Bali Tourism presents an enlightening ethnographic study of some of the most important icons—for tourists and locals alike—in Balinese culture and...

   To Be Published May 9th 2013 by Routledge
8. Airport Marketing

   By Nigel Halpern, Anne Graham

   In recent years, the airport sector has moved from an industry characterised by public sector ownership and national requirements, into a new era of airport management which is beginning to be dominated by the private sector and international players. Airports are now complex enterprises that...

   To Be Published May 30th 2013 by Routledge
9. Heritage and Community Engagement

   Collaboration or Contestation?

   Edited by Emma Waterton, Steve Watson

   This book is about the way that professionals in archaeology and in other sectors of heritage interact with a range of stakeholder groups, communities and the wider public. Whilst these issues have been researched and discussed over many years and in many geographical contexts, the debate seems to...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
10. Performance Measurement and Leisure Management

    Edited by Konstantinos Alexandris

    The issue of performance measurement in the leisure industry is increasingly important, from both theoretical (academic) and applied (practitioner) perspectives. Managers need accurate indications of how their organisations are performing, to inform their decisions. Policymakers need an evidence...

    To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge