Tourism in Western Europe : a collection of case histories / edited by Richard N. Voase.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Voase, Richard N., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Europe, Western--Case studies.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York, NY, USA : CABI Pub., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 1980's and 1990's have seen a proliferation of the term ''tourist'' destination. There is a shift from ''old'' to ''new'' tourism. These case histories examine these issues. The book is divided into three sections, dealing with political, economic and sociocultural reasons for change.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements and Dedication; Introduction: Tourism in Western Europe: a Context of Change; Part 1 The Political Context; Introduction: The Political Context as Dominant; 1 Selling the Difference: Tourism Marketing in Devon and Cornwall, South-west England; 2 Leisure and Tourism as Political Instruments: the Case of Britain in the 1980's or One Wedding, a Funeral and a Riot; 3 The Influence of Political, Economic and Social Change in a Mature Tourist Destination: the Case of the Isle of Thanet, South-east England

4 Re-planning for Tourism in a Mature Destination: a Note on Mallorca Part 2 The Economic Context; Introduction: The Economic Context as Dominant; 5 Tir Cymen and Tir Gofal: Agri-environmental Schemes and Recreational Access in Rural Wales; 6 Developing a Historic Tourist Product: the Case of Loviisa, Finland; 7 The lvdalen Story: Marketing an Inland Destination in Rural Sweden; Part 3 The Sociocultural Context; Introduction: The Sociocultural Context as Dominant

8 From Sport to Spectacle: the Emergence of Football as a Destination Attribute or Look What They've Done To Our Game: the McDonaldization of Football 9 Literature, Tourism and the Politics of Nature: the Making of a Grand Site National at La Pointe du Raz, Brittany, France; 10 Maturing Markets for Cultural Tourism: Germany and the Demand for the 'Cultural' Destination; 11 Living in Paradise: Youth Culture and Tourism Development in the Mountains of Austria; Conclusion Demographic Change, Climatic Change and the 'Smart' Consumer: Influences on Tourism in the Western Europe of the 21st Century

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-82969-9

9786610829699

0-85199-764-3

OCLC:

437181660