Abstract
AbstractThis chapter demonstrates the validity of taking a case study approach to research, particularly when using multiple methods, in order to understand complex relationships and interactions. After outlining the philosophical context of the case study approach, with a brief discussion on its place in the social sciences and its range of purposes, an explanation for some tourism researchers' dismissive attitude towards the case study approach is postulated. The chapter ends with a description of a case of 'film-induced tourism', where the multi-method case study approach was used to understand better the impacts of an Australia television programme (Sea Change) on the community (Barwon Heads, Victoria) among which it was filmed.
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