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The geographer’s approach to tourism sheds
light on the location of tourist areas, the
movements of people created by tourism locales,
the changes that tourism brings to the landscape
in the form of tourism facilities, dispersion of
tourism development, physical planning, and
economic, social, and cultural problems.
Because tourism touches geography at so many
points, geographers have investigated the area
more thoroughly than have scholars in many
other disciplines. Because the geographers’
approach is so encompassing— dealing with
land use, economic aspects, demographic
impacts, and cultural problems—a study of their
contributions is highly recommended.
Recreational geography is a common course title
used by geographers studying this specialty.
Because tourism, leisure, and recreation are so
closely related, it is necessary to search for
literature under all these titles to discover the
contributions of various fi elds. Geographers
were instrumental in starting both the Journal of
Leisure Research and Leisure Sciences.
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