Network analysis and tourism from theory to practice - Scott, Noel (Channel View Publications, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-256) and index
1. Introduction; 2. The Historical Development of Network Theories; 3. The Network Concept and Tourism; QUALITATIVE APPROACHES TO TOURISM NETWORK ANALYSIS; 4. Conceptual Tools for Evaluating Tourism Partnerships; 5. Tourism Destination Networks and Knowledge Transfer; 6. Policy Networks and Tourism Governance; 7. Network Governance and Connectivity: A Case Study; 8. The Benefits of Networks to Small and Medium Sized Tourism Enterprises; 9. International Tourism Trade Networks: The Case of the Chinese Inbound Travel Trade to Australia; 10. Power, Destination Branding and the Implications of a Social Network Perspective; QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO TOURISM NETWORK ANALYSIS; 11. Issues in Quantitative Network Analysis; 12. Visualizing Tourism Networks: Connecting the Dots; 13. Complex Tourism Networks; 14. Technological Tourism Networks and Network Simulation; 15. Conclusions
Provides a comprehensive review of the contribution of network analysis to the understanding of tourism destinations and organizations. This work It discusses both the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of network analysis and then illustrates the relevance of this approach in a series of tourism applications
Keywords: TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest; TRAVEL / Hikes & Walks; TRAVEL / Budget; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Ecotourism; TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds; TRAVEL / Reference; TRAVEL / Road Travel; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure; System analysis; Tourism; Tourismus; Netzwerkanalyse -- Soziologie; Systemtheorie