Purpose – The growing interest in complexity science as a framework for understanding social and economic systems has had, in recent times, an influence on the study of tourism destinations. This paper aims to describe this approach and discuss its theoretical and methodological implications...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Contributors -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Historical Development of Network Theories -- Chapter 3. The Network Concept and Tourism -- Part 1. Qualitative Approaches to Tourism Network Analysis -- Chapter 4. Conceptual Tools for Evaluating...

This book draws together a wide range of sources to provide the most comprehensive handbook of tourism in Oceania available. It is designed to act as a single source of reference for tourism in a region that is growing in significance as a tourism destination