Tourism in the City : Towards an Integrative Agenda on Urban Tourism

Annotation This book critically explores the interconnections between tourism and the contemporary city from a policy-oriented standpoint, combining tourism perspectives with discussion of urban models, issues, and challenges. Research-based analyses addressing managerial issues and evaluating policy implications are described, and a comprehensive set of case studies is presented to demonstrate practices and policies in various urban contexts. A key message is that tourism policies should be conceived as integrated urban policies that promote tourism performance as a means of fostering urban quality and the well-being of local communities, e.g., in terms of quality spaces, employment, accessibility, innovation, and learning opportunities. In addition to highlighting the significance of urban tourism in relation to key urban challenges, the book reflects on the risks and tensions associated with its development, including the rise of anti-tourism movements as a reaction to touristification, cultural commodification, and gentrification. Attention is drawn to asymmetries in the costs and benefits of the city tourism phenomenon, and the supposedly unavoidable trade-off between the interests of residents and tourists is critically questioned Front Matter....Pages i-xix Global Context, Policies and Practices in Urban Tourism: An Introduction....Pages 1-25 Front Matter....Pages 27-27 Tourism Connectivity and Spatial Complexity: A Widening Bi-dimensional Arena of Urban Tourism Research....Pages 29-50 Mind the Gap: Reconceptualising Inclusive Development in Support of Integrated Urban Planning and Tourism Development....Pages 51-66 Emerging Technologies and Cultural Tourism: Opportunities for a Cultural Urban Tourism Research Agenda....Pages 67-80 On The Move: Emerging Fields of Transport Research in Urban Tourism....Pages 81-91 The Participatory Place Branding Process for Tourism: Linking Visitors and Residents Through the City Brand....Pages 93-107 Globetrotters and Brands: Cities in an Emerging Communicative Space....Pages 109-122 The Construction of an Emerging Tourist Destination and Its Related Human Capital Challenges....Pages 123-136 Urban Coastal Tourism and Climate Change: Indicators for a Mediterranean Prospective....Pages 137-145 Visitor Streams in City Destinations: Towards New Tools for Measuring Urban Tourism....Pages 147-161 Front Matter....Pages 163-163 Museumification of Historical Centres: The Case of Frankfurt Altstadt Reconstruction....Pages 165-178 Heritage and Urban Regeneration: Towards Creative Tourism....Pages 179-191 Building Košice European Capital of Culture: Towards a Creative City?....Pages 193-205 The Role of Fashion for Tourism: An Analysis of Florence as a Manufacturing Fashion City and Beyond....Pages 207-220 Does Recurrence Matter? The Impact of Music Festivals on Local Tourist Competitiveness....Pages 221-233 Enhancing the Tourism Image of Italian Regions Through Urban Events: The Case of Steve McCurry’s Sensational Umbria Exhibition....Pages 235-245 Rediscovering the “Urban” in Two Italian Tourist Coastal Cities....Pages 247-258 Front Matter....Pages 259-259 Venice Reshaped? Tourist Gentrification and Sense of Place....Pages 261-274 Urban Tourism Development in Prague: From Tourist Mecca to Tourist Ghetto....Pages 275-283 From Barcelona: The Pearl of the Mediterranean to Bye Bye Barcelona....Pages 285-295 Front Matter....Pages 259-259 Green Tourism: Attractions and Initiatives of Polish Cittaslow Cities....Pages 297-309 Sports Tourism, Regeneration and Social Impacts: New Opportunities and Directions for Research, the Case of Medulin, Croatia....Pages 311-320 A “New Normality” for Residents and Tourists: How Can a Disaster Become a Tourist Resource?....Pages 321-332 Urban Tourism and City Development: Notes for an Integrated Policy Agenda....Pages 333-339