Understanding urban tourism : image, culture and experience / Martin Selby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selby, Martin, 1970- author.

Series:

Tourism, retailing and consumption.

Tourism, retailing and consumption series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism.

Cities and towns.

Urban economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2004.

Summary:

Despite the formidable growth of urban tourism there has been little of the critical engagement that one would expect from the social sciences: the rich potential of contemporary social science for urban tourism has yet to be realized. Martin Selby's textbook makes available to practitioners and students seeking to understand the phenomenon of tourism in towns and cities the methods and concepts that are currently enhancing and transforming our understanding of society in other areas of the social sciences. With an emphasis on image, culture and experience, the author draws upon the "cultural turn" to explains the human aspects of the urban tourism phenomenon. The discussions emphasize the significance of urban tourism within debates upon the contemporary city, postmodernity and the pursuit of social science. Clearly written, with case studies and further reading, this book should be welcomed by students and lecturers in geography, tourism, planning and sociology.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Introduction

Studying Urban Tourism

Urban Tourism Perspectives

2. Urban Tourism

Introduction

Contemporary Urban Tourism

The Urban Tourism Product

Urban Tourism in Theory and Practice

Case Study 2.1

Urban Tourism Research

Case Study 2.2

Conclusion

3. Urban Tourism and Postmodernity

Urban Tourism and the Postmodern City

Materialist Perspectives

Limitations of the Materialist Perspective

Case Study 3.1

Acknowledging Culture

4. Place Image and Urban Tourism

The Concept of Place Image

Place Image and Urban Tourist Decision-making

Place Image Research

Destination Marketing Implications

Case Study 4.1

Limitations of Place Image Studies

Theoretical Limitations

5. The Culture of Urban Tourism

Cultural Analysis

Culture and Urban Tourism

Urban Culture

Overlooking Consumers

The Peopling Prognosis

Case Study 5.1

6. The Experience of Urban Tourism

Experiential Urban Tourism Research

Case Study 6.1

Limitations of Experiential Approaches

Existential Perspectives

Urban Tourist Knowledge

Tourist Action

7. Understanding Urban Tourism: A Synthesis

Towards a Synthesis

Culture and Experience of Urban Tourism

A Research Agenda for Urban Tourism

8. Conclusion

Conceptualising Urban Tourism

Urban Tourism Practice

Urban Tourism Praxis

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781786734488

1786734486

9781786724489

1786724480

OCLC:

1030822610