1. Consequences of Visitation
Contemporary Tourism
Consequences of Visitation
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2. Lecture Objectives
Be able to appreciate some of the positive and negative perceptions of tourism’s effects
Appreciate that although the contemporary destination is a focal point of attention to the impacts of tourism that effects occur over all stages and parts of the geographical tourism system
Understand that the consequences of tourism are contextual and situational
Understand the potential significance of change for the consumption and production of tourism
Be able to identify some of the key factors that affect the assessment of the effects of tourism
© Chris Cooper & C M Hall 2016 Contemporary Tourism 3e, Goodfellow Publishers Ltd.

3. Consequences of Visitation
Awareness of consequences vital for business and responsible tourism
Significant debate on the consequences
Consequences all linked
Consequences all liable to interpretation
Change is inevitable
Change happens at different times and points in the visit cycle
© Chris Cooper & C M Hall 2016 Contemporary Tourism 3e, Goodfellow Publishers Ltd.

4. Assessing the Consequences
Context and situation
Need to understand
Definitions
Scale
Differentiation
Relationships
Baseline information
Monitoring
Fragmentation
Problem definition, positionality and recognition
Integration
© Chris Cooper & C M Hall 2016 Contemporary Tourism 3e, Goodfellow Publishers Ltd.

5. Integrative Assessment
Institutional approaches and methods
Post disciplinary approaches
Multiple stakeholders
© Chris Cooper & C M Hall 2016 Contemporary Tourism 3e, Goodfellow Publishers Ltd.

6. Recommended Readings
Hall, C.M., Gössling, S. & Scott, D. (eds.) (2015) The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and Sustainability. Abingdon: Routledge.
Hall, C.M. & Page, S. (2014). The Geography of Tourism and Recreation: Space, Place and Environment, 4th ed. Abingdon: Routledge.
© Chris Cooper & C M Hall 2016 Contemporary Tourism 3e, Goodfellow Publishers Ltd.