This volume represents the first major international review of second homes for over 25 years. The volume represents essential reading for those interested in rural regional development processes.

"The publication of the second edition of The Economics of Tourism is a timely contribution to the theory and practice of tourism.

This new edition makes a timely and valuable contribution to the field of tourism and brings an already excellent book truly up-to-date with the latest requirements in this subject-area - Peter Bolan, Universityof Ulster Security fears, ...

Those interested in rural and housing studies will find the book valuable.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Workshop on Human-Computer Interaction, Tourism and Cultural Heritage, HCITOCH 2010, held in Brescello, Italy, in September 2010.