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READING
For a critical review of the role of geography as a discipline see
Johnston, R.J. (1985) 'Introduction: Exploring the future of geography', in R.J.Johnston (ed.) The
Future of Geography, London: Methuen, pp. 3-26.
Meyer-Arendt, K. (2000) 'Commentary: Tourism geography as the subject of North American
doctoral dissertations and masters theses, 1951-98', Tourism Geographies, 2(2): 140-57.
On the role of applied geography and the scope/extent of the geographer's engagement
with 'real-world problems' and the wider public policy arena see
Pacione, M. (ed.) (1999) Applied Geography: Principles and Practice, London: Routledge (a very
good comprehensive overview of the geographer's attempts to engage with research issues
outside of academia).
For more applied examples, see journals such as Tourism Geographies, Tourism
Management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, journal of Ecotourism and Current Issues
in Tourism, which contain articles where similar applied research has been conducted
within a spatially analytical framework.
On the use of GIS in tourism and recreational research see
Farsari, Y. and Prastacos, P. (2004) 'GIS applications in the planning and management of tourism',
in A. Lew, C.M.Hall and A.Williams (eds) Companion to Tourism, Oxford: Blackwell, pp. 596-
607.
Tarrant, M. and Cordell, H. (1999) 'Environmental justice and the spatial distribution of outdoor
recreation sites: An application of geographic information systems', Journal of Leisure
Research, 31(1): 18-34.
Van der Knaap, W. (1999) 'Research report: GIS-oriented analysis of tourist time-space patterns to
support sustainable tourism development', Tourism Geographies, 1(1): 56-69.