Tourists in historic towns : urban conservation and heritage management / Aylin Orbasli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orbasli, Aylin, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns.

Heritage tourism.

Historic sites--Conservation and restoration.

Historic sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : New York : E & FN Spon, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tourists in Historic Towns examines the relationship of culture, heritage, conservation and tourism development in historic towns and urban centres, debating the impacts of tourism on historic towns and the role tourism plays in conservation and urban continuity. The main focus of the book is medium sized historic towns and historic quarters which are attractive to the tourist market, but historic quarters in large cities and smaller rural settlements are not excluded. Alongside over a hundred examples of historic towns, five historic towns are discussed as case studies: Granada, Spai

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The historic town; The tourist-historic town; The tourist town; Decision making for the historic environment; Planning for tourism in historic towns; Heritage management in historic towns; In conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-203) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-80165-7

1-135-80166-5

1-280-40530-9

0-203-47900-9

9780203479001

OCLC:

277579951