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This book provides new roads, perspectives, and a synthesis for
tourism and regional science research. Tourism has become one of
the most dynamic sectors in the economy and has exhibited a
structurally growing importance over the past decades. In many
countries the economic significance of tourism now exceeds that of
traditionally strong sectors like agriculture or transportation. It
is noteworthy that in recent times, tourism research has gained
great momentum from the perspective of: the leisure society; the
psychological tension between hard work and a more relaxed
lifestyle; and the productivity-enhancing or
productivity-diminishing effects of leisure, recreation, and
tourism. An abundance of new literature in the field of tourism
management can also be found, for instance, in the areas of
hospitality management, cultural events management, destination
competitiveness policy and marketing, and transportation and
logistics strategies, while much attention is also being paid to
the opportunities provided by digital technology for the tourism
sector. In addition, in the light of the many negative
externalities of a rapidly growing tourism sector, there is also an
abundant literature on the environmental and sustainability effects
of tourism. This book has the following objectives: to explore the
interwoven connection between regional science and tourism
research; to suggest promising pathways for innovative regional
science research at the interface of tourism and space; and to
demonstrate the need for a new perspective on the tourism and
regional science nexus by means of empirical studies.
This book provides new roads, perspectives, and a synthesis for
tourism and regional science research. Tourism has become one of
the most dynamic sectors in the economy and has exhibited a
structurally growing importance over the past decades. In many
countries the economic significance of tourism now exceeds that of
traditionally strong sectors like agriculture or transportation. It
is noteworthy that in recent times, tourism research has gained
great momentum from the perspective of: the leisure society; the
psychological tension between hard work and a more relaxed
lifestyle; and the productivity-enhancing or
productivity-diminishing effects of leisure, recreation, and
tourism. An abundance of new literature in the field of tourism
management can also be found, for instance, in the areas of
hospitality management, cultural events management, destination
competitiveness policy and marketing, and transportation and
logistics strategies, while much attention is also being paid to
the opportunities provided by digital technology for the tourism
sector. In addition, in the light of the many negative
externalities of a rapidly growing tourism sector, there is also an
abundant literature on the environmental and sustainability effects
of tourism. This book has the following objectives: to explore the
interwoven connection between regional science and tourism
research; to suggest promising pathways for innovative regional
science research at the interface of tourism and space; and to
demonstrate the need for a new perspective on the tourism and
regional science nexus by means of empirical studies.
This book celebrates the life and work of Peter Nijkamp, whose
research provides a strong focus on regional science. His work
follows a rigorous, comprehensive approach, centred around
analytical modelling and methodological innovation. This edited
volume, like Prof Nijkamp's research, covers a wide range of topics
in regional science, analysed through multi-criteria evaluation,
evaluation modelling, econometrics, and simulations, among other
methods. These tools are applied to the analysis of society and
culture, tourism and information, cities, environment and
sustainability. Professor Nijkamp is one of the founders and the
past president of the Regional Science Association International.
His work forms a valuable reference for researchers, scholars,
policymakers, and students in the field of regional science and
other disciplines. This volume, timed to coincide with his 75th
birthday, celebrates Prof Nijkamp's great contributions to regional
science. He also promoted and participated in the education and
development of young researchers not only in regional science but
also in other fields, supervising many Ph.D. students and hosting
even more as guests in Amsterdam. Contributors to this volume
include Prof Nijkamp's former doctoral students and guest
researchers, as well as associates and colleagues.
This book celebrates the life and work of Peter Nijkamp, whose
research provides a strong focus on regional science. His work
follows a rigorous, comprehensive approach, centred around
analytical modelling and methodological innovation. This edited
volume, like Prof Nijkamp's research, covers a wide range of topics
in regional science, analysed through multi-criteria evaluation,
evaluation modelling, econometrics, and simulations, among other
methods. These tools are applied to the analysis of society and
culture, tourism and information, cities, environment and
sustainability. Professor Nijkamp is one of the founders and the
past president of the Regional Science Association International.
His work forms a valuable reference for researchers, scholars,
policymakers, and students in the field of regional science and
other disciplines. This volume, timed to coincide with his 75th
birthday, celebrates Prof Nijkamp's great contributions to regional
science. He also promoted and participated in the education and
development of young researchers not only in regional science but
also in other fields, supervising many Ph.D. students and hosting
even more as guests in Amsterdam. Contributors to this volume
include Prof Nijkamp's former doctoral students and guest
researchers, as well as associates and colleagues.
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