Tourist City

Name: Tourist City
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ISBN: 9780300078466

ISBN-10: 0300078463

ISBN-13: 9780300078466

Edition: 1999

Authors: Dennis R. Judd, Susan S. Fainstein

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Urban experts from a variety of disciplines examine tourist meccas that include Las Vegas, Orlando and Boston & investigate the impact of tourism on regions around the world and the social impact of tourism on cities.

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 5/11/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.89" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.298

Susan S. Fainstein is Professor of Urban Planning in the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. She is the author of The City Builders and coauthor of Restructuring the City and Urban Political Movements .



Global Forces, Local Strategies, and Urban Tourism




The Political Economy of Tourism


Evaluating Urban Tourism



Constructing the Tourist Bubble



Marketing Cities for Tourism



Sensing the City




Constructing Cities as Theme Parks


Walt Disney World and Orlando: Deregulation as a Strategy for Tourism



Las Vegas: Casino Gambling and Local Culture



Cancun Bliss




Converting Cities into Tourist Sites


The City: Strategic Site for the Global Entertainment Industry



The New Boston Discovers the Old: Tourism and the Struggle for a Livable City



Culture Meets Commerce: Tourism in Postcommunist Prague



Tourism in Jerusalem: A Place to Pray




Tourism Strategies


Tourism and Sports: The Serious Competition for Play



Riverboat Gambling, Tourism, and Economic Development



International Tourism and the Cities of Southeast Asia



Cities as Places to Play



Contributors


Notes


References


Index