Global tourism / edited by William F. Theobald.

Includes bibliographical references.

The meaning, scope, and measurement of travel and tourism -- What are the travel and tourism: Are they really an industry? -- Nostalgia in the Noughies -- From competition to collaboration in the tourism industry -- The positive and negative impacts of tourism -- Alternative tourism : A comparative analysis of meaning and impact -- The" new pastoral industry?": Tourism in indigenous Australia -- Tourism and sustainable development -- Addressing carrying capacity issues in tourism destinations through growth management -- Sustainable tourism standards in the global economy -- Stakeholder involvement in sustainable tourism: Balancing voices -- Ethical considerations in sustainable tourism -- Targeting segments: More important than ever in the travel industry -- Travel styles -- Empirical market segmentation: what you see is what you get -- Developing strategic approaches to tourism destination marketing: The Australian experience -- Quality and sustainability in established destinations: Who pays? -- Role of government incentives -- Social identities, globalization, and the cultural politics of tourism -- Interventions and policy instruments for sustainable tourism -- Exploring the political role of gender in tourism research -- Crisis management in tourist destinations -- Tourism, mobility, and global communities: New approaches to theorizing tourism and tourist spaces -- Globalization and emerging tourism education issues -- Aging populations: Trends and the emergence of the nomad tourist -- Trends underpinning global tourism in the coming decade.