Drawing on the author's world-wide experience and with contributions from professionals in the field, this book takes a comparative approach relating to different economic, political and temporal dimensions, examining established initiatives both in the context of the standards of the time and from a modern perspective looking back.

PART I: INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL SCALES OF TOURISM AND LEISURE PLANNING 1: World and National Systems of Heritage Resource Classifi cation (RMP) 2: Planning for Tourism in a Post-industrial Society - a National Case Study from the UK (RMP) 3: Planning for Economic Reconstruction and Change in a Post-war Communist State: Case Study of Poland (RMP) 4: The Pilbara: a Sub-national Australian Study in 21st Century Resource Development Planning 5: The Netherlands: a European Case Study of a Nation Planning with an Over Abundance of Water 6: Israel: a Middle Eastern Case Study of Planning in a Mediterranean/Desert Edge Location (RMP) 7: Denmark: a Scandinavian Case Study of Regional Conservation Planning for Tourism and Recreation 1960-1980 (RMP) 8: Maldives' Tourism Development: a Test Case in the Indian Ocean for Conservation and Economic Development in an Islamic State (RMP towards STP) 9: Sustainable Transport to Tourist Destination Countries PART II: REGIONAL TOURISM PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING 10: Introduction to Mountain Region Planning for Conservation and Tourism 11: Introduction to the High Tatras and the Slovak High Tatras Case Study 12: The Polish Part of the High Tatras: the High Tatras and the Zakopane Areas 13: Subregional Resource Conservation Planning: the Firth of Clyde, 1970 - the First New European Strategy for Integrated Leisure and Tourism Development 14: Upland Classical National Park Eco-model: the Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, 1990 15: Community-based Desert Ecotourism, Ancient Cities and Nomadic Cultures - Case Study 1: Petra, Wadi Rum and Aqaba, Jordan - Case Study 2: Tamanrasset and the Hoggar Mountains of the Sahara, Southern Algeria - Case Study 3: Incense Trail of Nabbatean Cities in the Negev, Southern Israel - Case Study 4: Egyptian Ecotourism and Desert Tourism 16: Introduction to UK Upland Planning for Countryside Conservation, Recreation and Tourism - Case Study 1: National Park Planning and Management - Case Study 2: The Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park - Case Study 3: The Tarka Project in Devon 17: Post-industrial Regional Tourism Planning: the South Wales Valleys - Strategy for Development and Conservation in the 1980s 18: Nature and Culture: Developing a Rural Region's Heritage Trails Through Dolenjska and Bela Krajina in Slovenia 19: Host Cultures and Tourism: Is a Culture Sustainable? 20: Mid-Wales Festival of the Countryside: a Model of Events to Reinforce Rural Culture and Life 21: Den Norske Turistforening - a Voluntary Sector Sustainable Programme in Norway 22: Cycling in the Netherlands - a Sustainable Move Forward for a Whole Nation PART III: COASTAL AND MARITIME PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 23: Adriatic Coastal Development Planning by Federal Yugoslavia (Now Croatia), 1960-1980 24: Planning the Coastline: England and Wales 1960-1970 25: Mediterranean Action Plan and Blue Plan 26: Tourism Carrying Capacity Assessment in the Mediterranean 1980-2009 27: 'Working with the Sea': the 2008 Dutch National Response to Global Warming and Sea Rise PART IV: HISTORIC CITIES AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLANNING 28: Historic Cities as Sustainable Tourist Destinations 29: Edinburgh: Post-war Urban Planning and Conservation in a World Heritage City 30: Urban Event Tourism: Edinburgh - the Festivals and Many 'Tourisms' 31: Salzburg: Management and Tourism in an Austro-Hungarian Festival City 32: Colonial Williamsburg: a Conserved and Renovated Settlement as a Managed Cultural, Educational and Tourist Centre 33: The Sustainable Historic City Centre: Munich as a Model 34: Post-industrial Urban Centre Landscape Transformation: Central Birmingham (UK) as a Test Case 1960-2010 35: Sustainable Transport in and at Tourist Destination Areas (TDAs) PART V: LOCAL AND SITE SCALE OF TOURISM AND LEISURE SERVICES PLANNING 36: Heritage Conservation Planning, at the Site Scale: Management and Interpretation 37: Historic Sites: Case Studies of Three Battlefields - Case Study 1: Gettysburg, Virginia, USA - Case Study 2: Culloden, Scotland, UK - Case Study 3: Waterloo, Belgium 38: Tivoli: a Unique Danish 'Pleasure Ground' and Theme Park 39: US Heritage Parks and High-capacity Theme Parks in Virginia 40: The New Museumology - Site Interpretation and Animation 41: Regional Park Systems, Identity and Outdoor Recreation in Metropolitan Areas - Case Study: The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority (HCMA), Detroit 42: Beaulieu, UK: Recycling an Historic Private Estate as a Major Tourist Attraction 43: Integrated Community Building Complexes: Experimental Provisions in the Netherlands and the UK - Case Study 1: The Pioneer Health Centre, Peckham, London (1935) - Case Study 2: The 'Meerpaal', Dronten in Flevoland (1967) - Case Study 3: 't Karregat in Eindhoven (1973) - Case Study 4: The 'Agora', Lelystad in Flevoland (1977) PART VI: 'SLICING THE CAKE DIFFERENTLY' - RESORTS, SPAS, PILGRIMAGES AND CITY TOURISM 44: Introduction 45: Resorts are Not Forever - Case Study 1: The Scheveningen Story - Case Study 2: UK 'Sea-Change Programme 2008' - Case Study 3: Bournemouth - a Sustainable Resort? 46: Long-life Pilgrimage Tourism and its Destinations 47: Cities as Sustainable Tourism Destinations"

Planning for Tourism, Leisure and Sustainability Anthony S. Travis Providing a wide range of case studies in sustainable tourism planning, this authoritative work presents cases at both international and national levels, as well as on regional, sub-regional, urban, local and site scales. It covers tourism areas as diverse as historic cities, pilgrimages, coastal planning and festivals. Drawing upon the author's world-wide experience and with contributions from professionals in the field, this book takes a comparative and evaluative approach to the subject. With case studies relating to different economic, political and temporal issues, this book examines established initiatives both in the context of the standards of the time and from a modern perspective looking back, providing both short and long term evaluations. With a solid emphasis on sustainability, this unique collection is an essential resource for tourism planners, developers, researchers and students. Related titles Destination Marketing and Management: Theories and Applications Edited by Y. Wang and A. Pizam 2011 c.304 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 762 1 Island Tourism: Sustainable Perspectives Ecotourism series No. 8 Edited by J. Carlsen and R. Butler 2011 264 pages 978 1 84593 679 2 Tourism, Progress and Peace Edited by O. Moufakkir and I. Kelly 2010 288 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 677 8 Disappearing Destinations: Climate Change and Future Challenges for Coastal Tourism Edited by A.L. Jones and M. Phillips 2010 296 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 548 1