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Accessible Tourism : Concepts and Issues / ed. by Dimitrios Buhalis, Simon Darcy.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Aspects of Tourism ; 45Publisher: Bristol, UK; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Channel View Publications, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781845411619
  • 9781845411626
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 910.68/4 22
LOC classification:
  • HV3022 .A2215 2011
  • HV3022 .A2215 2011
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. Introduction: From Disabled Tourists to Accessible Tourism -- Chapter 2. Conceptualising Disability -- Chapter 3. Accessibility: A Key Objective for the Tourism Industry -- Chapter 4. Disability Legislation and Empowerment of Tourists with Disability: The UK Case -- Chapter 5. Understanding Tourist Experience Through Embodiment: The Contribution of Critical Tourism and Disability Studies -- Chapter 6. Tourism in the Leisure Lives of People with Disability -- Chapter 7. Travelling with and Beyond Depression: Women's Narratives of Recovery and Identity -- Chapter 8. Encounters of Disabled Customers on the Tourism Stage -- Chapter 9. Blind People's Tourism Experiences: An Exploratory Study -- Chapter 10. Demographic Drivers of Change in Tourism and the Challenge of Inclusive Products -- Chapter 11. Ageing Travellers: Seeking an Experience - Not Just a Destination -- Chapter 12. Ageing Travel Market and Accessibility Requirements -- Chapter 13. Heritage Sites: Attitudinal and Experimental Differences of Disabled and Able-Bodied Visitors -- Chapter 14. Economic Contribution of Tourists with Disabilities: An Australian Approach and Methodology -- Chapter 15. Developing a Business Case for Accessible Tourism -- Chapter 16. Stakeholder Analysis of Accessible Tourism -- Chapter 17. Web Design, Assistive Technologies and Accessible Tourism -- Chapter 18. Technology Platforms and Challenges -- Chapter 19. Conclusion: Universal Approaches to Accessible Tourism
Summary: Inclusion, disability, an ageing population and tourism are increasingly important areas of study due to their implications for both tourism demand and supply. This book therefore sets out to explore and document the current theoretical approaches, foundations and issues in the study of accessible tourism. In drawing together the contributions to this volume the editors have applied broader social constructionist approaches to understanding the accessible tourism phenomena. Accessible tourism, as with any area of academic study is an evolving field of academic research and industry practice. As with other areas of tourism, the field is multidisciplinary, and is influenced by various disciplines including geography, disability studies, economics, public policy, psychology and marketing.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. Introduction: From Disabled Tourists to Accessible Tourism -- Chapter 2. Conceptualising Disability -- Chapter 3. Accessibility: A Key Objective for the Tourism Industry -- Chapter 4. Disability Legislation and Empowerment of Tourists with Disability: The UK Case -- Chapter 5. Understanding Tourist Experience Through Embodiment: The Contribution of Critical Tourism and Disability Studies -- Chapter 6. Tourism in the Leisure Lives of People with Disability -- Chapter 7. Travelling with and Beyond Depression: Women's Narratives of Recovery and Identity -- Chapter 8. Encounters of Disabled Customers on the Tourism Stage -- Chapter 9. Blind People's Tourism Experiences: An Exploratory Study -- Chapter 10. Demographic Drivers of Change in Tourism and the Challenge of Inclusive Products -- Chapter 11. Ageing Travellers: Seeking an Experience - Not Just a Destination -- Chapter 12. Ageing Travel Market and Accessibility Requirements -- Chapter 13. Heritage Sites: Attitudinal and Experimental Differences of Disabled and Able-Bodied Visitors -- Chapter 14. Economic Contribution of Tourists with Disabilities: An Australian Approach and Methodology -- Chapter 15. Developing a Business Case for Accessible Tourism -- Chapter 16. Stakeholder Analysis of Accessible Tourism -- Chapter 17. Web Design, Assistive Technologies and Accessible Tourism -- Chapter 18. Technology Platforms and Challenges -- Chapter 19. Conclusion: Universal Approaches to Accessible Tourism

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Inclusion, disability, an ageing population and tourism are increasingly important areas of study due to their implications for both tourism demand and supply. This book therefore sets out to explore and document the current theoretical approaches, foundations and issues in the study of accessible tourism. In drawing together the contributions to this volume the editors have applied broader social constructionist approaches to understanding the accessible tourism phenomena. Accessible tourism, as with any area of academic study is an evolving field of academic research and industry practice. As with other areas of tourism, the field is multidisciplinary, and is influenced by various disciplines including geography, disability studies, economics, public policy, psychology and marketing.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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