Carefully balancing environmental and cultural conservation with the need to achieve economic goals, this book will appeal to all those interested in formulating sound, enduring approaches to the development of this vital industry. Foreword, Preface, Understanding Tourism Planning, Background for Tourism Planning, Approaches to Tourism Planning, National and Regional Tourism Planning, The Planning Process and General Surveys, Tourist Attractions and Activities, Tourist Markets and Facilities and Services and Infrastructure, Planning Analysis and Synthesis, Tourism Policy and Plan Formulation, Community Level of Tourism Planning, Planning Tourist Resorts, Planning Urban and Other Forms of Tourism, Planning Tourist Attractions, Development and Design Standards, Environmental and Socioeconomic Considerations, Environmental Impacts, Institutional Elements and Plan Implementation, Planning the Institutional Elements of Tourism, Tourism Plan Implementation, Appendices, Selected Bibliography, Index.