Urban Tourism And Urban Change: Cities In A Global Economy (the Metropolis And Modern Life)

Urban Tourism And Urban Change: Cities In A Global Economy Provides Both A Sociological / Cultural Analysis Of Change That Has Taken Place In Many Of The World's Cities. This Focused Treatment Of Urban Tourism Examines The Implications Of These Changes For Urban Management And Planning Sense, For Success And Failure In Metropolitan Change. Uniquely Suited For Teaching Purposes, Costas Spirou Integrates Numerous Case Studies Of Cities To Illuminate The Significant Impact And Promise Of Tourism On Urban Image And Economic Development. -- Publisher Description. Changing Cities And The Commodification Of Leisure -- Globalization, Urban Competition, And Tourism -- Tourism Policies And Urban Growth -- The Infrastructure And Finance Of Urban Tourism -- Urban Tourism, Amenities, And Human Capital -- Residential Development And The New Face Of Downtowns -- Implications And Debates. Costas Spirou. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy 6 © 7 Contents 10 Series Foreword 14 Preface 16 Acknowledgments 22 1 Changing Cities and the Commodification of Leisure 26 2 Globalization, Urban Competition, and Tourism 62 3 Tourism Policies and Urban Growth 98 4 The Infrastructure and Finance of Urban Tourism 130 5 Urban Tourism, Amenities, and Human Capital 164 6 Residential Development and the New Face of Downtowns 190 7 Implications and Debates 218 Notes 254 Index 272 Offers both a sociological/cultural analysis of change that has taken place in many of the world's cities, as well as implications of these changes for urban management and planning sense, for success and failure in metropolitan change. First Published In 2011. Routledge Is An Imprint Of Taylor & Francis, An Informa Company.