1. Understanding tourism development page 1-24 -- 2. Toward a general theory of tourism planning and development " The BIK system page 25-42 -- 3. Prerequisites for sustainable tourism page 43-56 -- 4. Examples of general and special interest tourism page 57-96 -- 5. Market system and planned growth page 97-116 -- 6. Practicing and sustainable tourism development page 117-142 -- 7. Planning cycle in government- assisted tourism development page 143-152 -- 8. Tourism development in market economic systems page 153-166

9. Government policies and legislations for tourism development page 167-176 -- 10. Financing government and private sector tourism projects page 177-190 -- 11. Surveying the tourism product page 191-210 -- 12. Analyzing tourism economy and tourism products page 211-226 -- 13. Planning tourism at national, regional, and local destination Levels page 227-248 -- 14. Project design, permit and construction page 249-264 -- 15. Project financing, agreements and ownership page 265-274 -- 16. Computer simulations, computer-aided design, and geographic information system page 275-288 -- 17. Managing, planning and marketing tourism page 289-306 -- 18. The technical editor's postscrips: Progress in recognizing the importance of reducing poverty through tourism page 307-310 -- 19. Histories and case studies of tourism planning page 311-376