The tourist and their relationship with tourist sites constitute the broad field for the study of tourism geography. This field focuses on the relationships between environmental elements and human activities, and their mutual effects, which in turn reflect on the nature of tourist sites. Thus, it focuses on interpreting and analyzing phenomena, their characteristics, patterns, and forms, rather than just providing a routine description. Its interest lies in studying human and natural phenomena and everything related to human activity within tourist sites, the factors affecting this activity, and the extent to which humans and their activities are influenced by natural phenomena and factors.

Tourism as an industry has come to play a prominent role in supporting and stimulating the economies of many countries. It is an effective tool in establishing and developing other industries, leading to increased job opportunities and improved living standards. It has also become a major source for sectors that finance tourism projects. This is in addition to the social, cultural, and environmental impacts that arise from diverse groups of tourists with different languages, cultures, customs, and beliefs, through their interaction with other peoples. Its role is also highlighted as a positive tool in removing contradictions, reducing disparities between peoples, and presenting a true image of the host country to tourists, correcting false beliefs.

This book is based on the fundamental idea that tourism is a process that must be understood and dealt with in this context. The development of society leads individuals or groups to participate in tourist trips, and a person goes through a multi-step process to decide to travel, just as a tourist destination goes through multiple stages of development. This is the central focus of tourism geography.

The methodology of this book focuses on studying core geographical issues in tourism (natural reserves, landforms and their relation to the tourism industry, geographical impacts of tourism, geographical distribution of tourism patterns in Jordan, and geographical components and their role in the tourism industry). This helps formulate an organizational framework for the book. Each topic explores the interactions between residents, tourists, and the natural environments in Jordan. Geographical factors, whether natural (climatic) or human (economic), contribute to creating a harmonious mosaic of tourist regions.

The main focus of this book is to investigate the recent changes brought about by tourism in Jordan, aiming to understand how tourists affect and are affected by their natural environment within tourist sites. The book's components and chapters, with their methodological and strategic approach, reflect the principles of comprehensiveness and integration in understanding Jordan's tourism geography, with an emphasis on sustainability.

The book's chapters cover the following:

• Chapter One: Discusses the evolution of theoretical thought in tourism geography, including its developmental stages, practical aspects, and methodologies.
• Chapter Two: Focuses on the geography of Jordan, highlighting the importance of its geographical location, landforms, and their role in the tourism industry, as well as topics of water and population.
• Chapter Three: Examines the components of the tourism industry in Jordan, including its characteristics, patterns, and the geographical components (natural and human) of tourist sites, concluding with a spatial analysis of tourist movement patterns.
• Chapter Four: Covers special techniques in tourism geography, including applications of GIS and remote sensing in tourism studies, and the use of tourist maps.

Finally, it is hoped that this book will be beneficial to all those interested in this subject at various stages of their studies.

Weight: 0.82 kg
Dimensions: 17 × 24 cm
ISBN: 978-9957-12-977-4