The authors of this book use regulation theory to bring theoretical focus and analytic clarity to the study of urban tourism.
- Provides a unifying analytic framework for the study of urban tourism.
- Brings urban tourism into focus as an important political, economic and cultural phenomenon.
- Presents original essays written by established scholars, including studies of Venice, Mexico, Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, and Australia's Gold Coast.
List of Illustrations vii
List of Tables ix
List of Contributors xi
Series Editors' Preface xv
Preface xvi
Introduction 1
Susan S. Fainstein, Lily M. Hoffman, and Dennis R. Judd
Part I: Regulating Visitors 21
1 Visitors and the Spatial Ecology of the City
Dennis R. Judd 23
2 Cities, Security, and Visitors: Managing Mega-Events in France
Sophie Body-Gendrot 39
3 Sociological Theories of Tourism and Regulation Theory
Nicolò Costa and Guido Martinotti 53
Part II: Regulating City Space 73
4 Amsterdam: It’s All in the Mix
Pieter Terhorst, Jacques van de Ven, and Leon Deben 75
5 Revalorizing the Inner City: Tourism and Regulation in Harlem
Lily M. Hoffman 91
6 Barcelona: Governing Coalitions, Visitors, and the Changing City Center
Marisol García and Núria Claver 113
7 The Evolution of Australian Tourism Urbanization
Patrick Mullins 126&ll“p