Tourism planning and development in Western Europe

This book contributes to a better understanding of tourism planning and development in the Western European region, highlighting the key role public planning and policymaking play at the national, regional and local levels. This edited volume includes an introduction, six chapters dealing with tourism development in one particular country (or in the case of chapter 5, two), three chapters analysing tourism between countries or cities in the region and a conclusion. In total, the book documents experiences, challenges, successful and unsuccessful stories, specific cases and other tourism-related issues in Western Europe. Each chapter is authored by scholars who have done extensive research on tourism in their respective countries.