Crisis management in tourism / / edited by Eric Laws, Bruce Prideaux, and Kaye Chon

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (410 p.)
• Disciplina: 910.68/4
• Soggetto topico: Crisis management; Hazardous geographic environments; Tourism - Management; Travel - Safety measures
• Altri autori: ChonK. S LawsEric <1946-> PrideauxB (Bruce)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Preface: The Tsunami of 26 December 2005, PATA's Initial Responses; 1 Crisis Management in Tourism: Challenges for Managers and Researchers; Part I: The Theoretical Aspect of Crisis Management in Tourism; Part II: Tourism Crises Resulting from Natural Causes; Part III: Tourism Crises Resulting from Human Actions; Part IV: Conclusion; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Using examples from the UK, Europe, America, Australia and Asia, this book provides an analysis of the latest thinking and practice in dealing with extreme and sudden reductions in demand for specific tourist destinations or products. It shows that managerial responses, including problem. solving and market recovery steps, vary in effectiveness and that recovery may be slow after initial problems are overcome.
• Titolo autorizzato: Crisis management in tourism
• ISBN: 1-280-73589-9; 9786610735891; 1-84593-136-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815080603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II