ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with a review of classic theories of morphology, and considers their applicability to tourism development. It explains the review of historical development of tourism morphology with its multidisciplinary and scalar interpretations and considers elements of urban tissue in the context of tourism planning, as well as the importance of points, lines, and areas for development. Postmodernism provides a new path for morphological processes, where the importance of green space is rediscovered and reconstructed for tourism and leisure. The chapter describes a conceptual framework and presents the complex interplay of urban morphology, tourism, and its impact on all levels of societies. It examines how elements of urban morphology, such as the natural context, the street system, the plot system, and the building system, have an impact on tourists’ attraction in the environmental, sociocultural, and economic contexts. Land-use intensity and resort restructuring strategies were widely discussed to better understand the impact of tourism businesses.
