Cultural tourism : global and local perspectives /
Cultural tourism : global and local perspectives /
- New York : Routledge, 2011.
- xx, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Global trends in cultural tourism / Greg Richards -- Cultural tourism : Between authenticity and globalization / Frans Schouten -- Township tourism -- blessing or blight? / Pranill Ramchander -- Developing cultural tourism in South Africa : Potential and profits / Jenny Briedenhann and Eugenia Wickens -- Space, place, and placelessness in the culturally regenerated city / Melanie Smith -- Trailing Goethe, Humbert, and Ulysses : Cultural routes in tourism / Lázló Puczkó and Tamara Rátz -- Comparative analysis of international tourists in inland cultural destinations : the case of Castilla y Leon, Spain / Ana Gonźalez Ferńandez, Miguel Cervantes Blanco, etel. -- Transversal indicators and qualitative observatories of heritage tourism / Jaume B. Franquesa and Marc Morell -- Ecomuseums, cultural heritage, development, and cultural tourism in North of Portugal / Xerardo Pereiro Pérez -- Religious tourism in Northern Portugal / Greg Richards and Carlos Fernandes -- Using tourist resources as tools for teaching and creating awareness of heritage in a local community / Particia de Camargo -- The festivalization of society or the socialization of festivals? The case of Catalunya / Greg Richards -- Porto and Rotterdam and European capitals of culture : toward the festivalization of urban cultural policy / Erik Hitters -- Economic impact and social performance of cultural macrofestivals / Luis César Herrero, Jośé Angel Sanz, etel. -- Conclusion : the future of cultural tourism / Greg Richards.
For many nations around the world, cultural tourism is not only a major industry but also a support for national identity and a means for preserving heritage. This book brings together in one volume interdisciplinary explorations of cultural tourism from leading international authorities in different locations worldwide.
9780789031167 9780789031167: No price 0789031167 9780789031174 0789031175
2006023764
Heritage tourism.
Tourism.
338.4791 / RIC
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Global trends in cultural tourism / Greg Richards -- Cultural tourism : Between authenticity and globalization / Frans Schouten -- Township tourism -- blessing or blight? / Pranill Ramchander -- Developing cultural tourism in South Africa : Potential and profits / Jenny Briedenhann and Eugenia Wickens -- Space, place, and placelessness in the culturally regenerated city / Melanie Smith -- Trailing Goethe, Humbert, and Ulysses : Cultural routes in tourism / Lázló Puczkó and Tamara Rátz -- Comparative analysis of international tourists in inland cultural destinations : the case of Castilla y Leon, Spain / Ana Gonźalez Ferńandez, Miguel Cervantes Blanco, etel. -- Transversal indicators and qualitative observatories of heritage tourism / Jaume B. Franquesa and Marc Morell -- Ecomuseums, cultural heritage, development, and cultural tourism in North of Portugal / Xerardo Pereiro Pérez -- Religious tourism in Northern Portugal / Greg Richards and Carlos Fernandes -- Using tourist resources as tools for teaching and creating awareness of heritage in a local community / Particia de Camargo -- The festivalization of society or the socialization of festivals? The case of Catalunya / Greg Richards -- Porto and Rotterdam and European capitals of culture : toward the festivalization of urban cultural policy / Erik Hitters -- Economic impact and social performance of cultural macrofestivals / Luis César Herrero, Jośé Angel Sanz, etel. -- Conclusion : the future of cultural tourism / Greg Richards.
For many nations around the world, cultural tourism is not only a major industry but also a support for national identity and a means for preserving heritage. This book brings together in one volume interdisciplinary explorations of cultural tourism from leading international authorities in different locations worldwide.
9780789031167 9780789031167: No price 0789031167 9780789031174 0789031175
2006023764
Heritage tourism.
Tourism.
338.4791 / RIC