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Understanding Urban Tourism

Image, Culture and Experience

By: Martin Selby

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Paperback | 18 December 2003 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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""I have been very concerned about the absence of quality theoretical work on the topic of urban tourism. I believe that Martin Selby has made significant inroads towards rectifying this situation."" -- Dimitri Ioannides, SW Missouri State University

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Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Studying Urban Tourism	p. 1
Urban Tourism Perspectives	p. 4
Urban Tourism	p. 10
Introduction	p. 10
Contemporary Urban Tourism	p. 11
The Urban Tourism Product	p. 18
Urban Tourism in Theory and Practice	p. 23
	p. 28
Urban Tourism Research	p. 31
	p. 34
Conclusion	p. 40
Urban Tourism and Postmodernity	p. 42
Introduction	p. 42
Urban Tourism and the Postmodern City	p. 43
Materialist Perspectives	p. 45
Limitations of the Materialist Perspective	p. 52
	p. 55
Acknowledging Culture	p. 58
Conclusion	p. 61
Place Image and Urban Tourism	p. 64
Introduction	p. 64
The Concept of Place Image	p. 65
Place Image and Urban Tourist Decision-making	p. 67
Place Image Research	p. 70
Destination Marketing Implications	p. 73
	p. 76
Limitations of Place Image Studies	p. 78
Theoretical Limitations	p. 80
Conclusion	p. 85
The Culture of Urban Tourism	p. 87
Introduction	p. 87
Cultural Analysis	p. 89
Culture and Urban Tourism	p. 95
Urban Culture	p. 103
Overlooking Consumers	p. 114
The Peopling Prognosis	p. 118
	p. 120
Conclusion	p. 123
The Experience of Urban Tourism	p. 125
Introduction	p. 125
Experiential Urban Tourism Research	p. 127
	p. 139
Limitations of Experiential Approaches	p. 142
Existential Perspectives	p. 146
Urban Tourist Knowledge	p. 150
Tourist Action	p. 158
Conclusion	p. 161
Understanding Urban Tourism: A Synthesis	p. 163
Introduction	p. 163
Towards a Synthesis	p. 164
Culture and Experience of Urban Tourism	p. 168
A Research Agenda for Urban Tourism	p. 174
Conclusion	p. 187
Conclusion	p. 190
Conceptualising Urban Tourism	p. 190
Urban Tourism Research	p. 192
Urban Tourism Practice	p. 193
Urban Tourism Praxis	p. 195
References	p. 197
Index	p. 225
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