Crisis and Disaster Management for Tourism / / Brent W. Ritchie.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Backfile 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Ritchie, Brent W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Aspects of Tourism ; 38
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.)

Tourism destinations and businesses are becoming increasingly prone to the impacts of crises and disasters due to global environmental change and security risks. This is the first research based book that provides a strategic approach to understanding the nature of tourism crises and disasters before outlining tourism crisis and disaster planning, response, and longer term recovery and knowledge management strategies. It applies a wide range of theoretical perspectives and concepts to improve our understanding of both organisational crises and natural disasters. The book draws on examples from around the world including the USA, Europe, UK, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. It will be essential reading for tourism academics and students as well as tourism managers and government officials involved in tourism destination management and marketing.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Part 1: Setting the Context for Tourism Crisis and Disaster Management -- 1. Introduction to Tourism Crisis and Disaster Management -- 2. Classifying and Understanding Crises and Disasters -- 3. Strategic Crisis and Disaster Planning and Management -- Part 2: Tourism Crisis and Disaster Prevention and Planning -- 4. Tourism Crisis Prevention and Disaster Mitigation -- 5. Tourism Disaster and Crisis Preparedness and Planning -- Part 3: Tourism Crisis and Disaster Response, Implementation and Management -- 6. Coordination, Control and Resource Allocation -- 7. Crisis and Disaster Communication and Recovery Marketing -- Part 4: Tourism Crisis and Disaster Recovery, Resolution and Feedback -- 8. Long-term Recovery and Resolution -- 9. Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning -- 10. Conclusion and Reflections on Tourism Crisis and Disaster Management -- References -- Index