SPACE IN TOURISM, TOURISM IN SPACE: ON THE NEED FOR DEFINITION, DELIMITATION AND CLASSIFICATION Cover Image

PRZESTRZEŃ W TURYSTYCE, TURYSTYKA W PRZESTRZENI – O POTRZEBIE DEFINICJI, DELIMITACJI I KLASYFIKACJI
SPACE IN TOURISM, TOURISM IN SPACE: ON THE NEED FOR DEFINITION, DELIMITATION AND CLASSIFICATION

Author(s): Bogdan Włodarczyk
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Tourism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: geographical space; tourism space; non-tourism space; definition; delimitation; classification; tourism ecumene; tourism activity; tourism infrastructure;

Summary/Abstract: Tourism space has been considered by most researchers to be the central object of tourism geography studies. The author defines tourism space, indicating the features which distinguish it within geographical space, as well as those which describe its character. He also presents a discussion on the need (or necessity) to make internal divisions and classifications, as well as on selected criteria and ways of classifying tourism space.

  • Issue Year: 24/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 25-35
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish