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340 pages : illustrations, map; 25 cm

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Contents

Global Forces, Local Strategies, and Urban Tourism / Susan S. Fainstein and Dennis R. Judd -- Pt. I. The Political Economy of Tourism. Evaluating Urban Tourism / Susan S. Fainstein and David Gladstone. Constructing the Tourist Bubble / Dennis R. Judd. Marketing Cities for Tourism / Briavel Holcomb. Sensing the City / John Urry -- Pt. II. Constructing Cities as Theme Parks. Walt Disney World and Orlando: Deregulation as a Strategy for Tourism / Richard Foglesong. Las Vegas: Casino Gambling and Local Culture / Robert E. Parker. Cancun Bliss / Daniel Hiernaux-Nicolas -- Pt. III. Converting Cities into Tourist Sites. The City: Strategic Site for the Global Entertainment Industry / Saskia Sassen and Frank Roost. The New Boston Discovers the Old: Tourism and the Struggle for a Livable City / Bruce Ehrlich and Peter Dreier. Culture Meets Commerce: Tourism in Postcommunist Prague / Lily M. Hoffman and Jiri Musil. Tourism in Jerusalem: A Place to Pray / Arie Shachar and Noam Shoval --
Pt. IV. Tourism Strategies. Tourism and Sports: The Serious Competition for Play / Charles C. Euchner. Riverboat Gambling, Tourism, and Economic Development / Sabina Deitrick, Robert A. Beauregard and Cheryl Zarlenga Kerchis. International Tourism and the Cities of Southeast Asia / Patrick Mullins. Cities as Places to Play / Susan S. Fainstein and Dennis R. Judd.

ISBN

LCCN

98042139

OCLC

ocm39747283

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries