Frameworks for tourism research / / Douglas Pearce

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910627291703321
• Autore: Pearce Douglas G. <1949->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxfordshire ; ; Cambridge, : CAB International, c2012
• ISBN: 1-280-67710-4; 9786613654038; 1-84593-899-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Disciplina: 910.72
• Soggetti: Tourism - Research
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Frameworks and Tourism Research; 2 Theoretical Frameworks; 3 Conceptual Frameworks; 4 Analytical Frameworks; 5 Integrative Frameworks; 6 Multi-purpose Matrices; 7 Process Frameworks; 8 Systems, Networks and Composite Frameworks; 9 Selecting and Developing Frameworks; 10 Frameworks and Future Directions in Tourism Research; References; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: Frameworks are the foundation of good scholarship. They structure, organize and communicate research, underpin individual studies and shape the field of study as a whole. This book introduces students to the concept of frameworks in tourism research and provides a review, discussion and critique of frameworks. Theoretical, conceptual, analytical and integrative frameworks are all covered in detail, with the features, use, strengths and limitations of each from discussed and illustrated using a wide range of examples and applications across the field of tourism studies. It is suitable for acade