Friday, December 19, 2008

A Companion to Urban Economics or Selling Destinations

A Companion to Urban Economics

Author: Daniel P McMillen

A Companion to Urban Economics provides a state-of-the-art overview of this field, communicating its intellectual richness through a diverse portfolio of authors and topics.



• Unique in both its rigor and international treatment

• An ideal supplementary textbook in upper-level undergraduate urban economics courses, or in master's level and professional courses, providing students with the necessary foundation to tackle more advanced topics in urban economics

• Contains contributions from the world’s leading urban economists



New interesting book: Quantitative Methods in Health Care Management or Back Alley Banking

Selling Destinations: Geography for the Travel Professional

Author: Marc Mancini

This very readable worktext approaches geography from a travel industry perspective. It provides a complete look at the world's leading centers of tourism and shows how a realistic knowledge of geography can translate into sales. Thorough and well organized, the text explains how to match clients to destinations and services, the key to travel industry success. In addition to providing complete information about travelling, destinations, lodgings, and things to do, each chapter concludes with review activities where the student applies the information to hypothetical travelers and situations.



Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Basic Ingredients. Chapter 2: North America. Chapter 3: Latin America and the Caribbean. Chapter 4: Europe. Chapter 5: Africa and the Middle East. Chapter 6: Asia and the Pacific. Appendix. Index.

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