| Adventure Tourism: Meanings, experience and learning Contributor(s): Taylor, Steve (Editor), Varley, Peter (Editor), Johnston, Tony (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1138081744 ISBN-13: 9781138081741 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism |
| Dewey: 910.4 |
| Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.66 lbs) 194 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Adventure tourism is an increasingly widespread phenomenon, appealing to an expanding proportion of the population who seek new destinations and new experiences. This timely, edited volume offers new theoretical perspectives of this emerging subset of Tourism. it uses philosophical and cutting edge empirically grounded research to challenge existing thinking and develop the conceptual framework underpinning definitions of adventure, interrogating the adventure tourism experience and further building upon recent advances in adventure education. The book brings together adventure literature from range of disciplines and applies it to focused study of Adventure Tourism. By doing so it significantly furthers understanding and moves forward this development of this area of Tourism. This significant volume is written by leading academics in the area, and will be valuable reading for all those interested in Adventure Tourism. |