Synopsis Tourism is one of many activities in a community or region that requires planning and coordination. Designing successful tourism development strategies is an aspect of planning practice in which most professional planners have little first hand knowledge or experience. Most planners are aware of the global magnitude of tourism as an economic activity, but few recognize the urgency that exists in the world to bring planning processes-pubic participation, distributive cost benefit analysis, strategic analysis and action planning-go tourism development. This book provides a comprehensive, integrated overview of all aspects of tourism and the planning functions that accompany it, emphasizing concepts and principles for better planning. It contains enhanced discussions of the role of communities immediately surrounding the sited using newer tourism cases as examples. It will serve as a highly valuable reference tool for all those concerned.