<p><span>This book presents the state of the art on cultural heritage and tourism globally. Divided into four themes of historical and economic contexts; building resilient societies; de-colonization, community, and placemaking; and empowerment and social capital, the book analyses the relevance of
Railway Heritage and Tourism: Global Perspectives
โ Scribed by Michael V. Conlin (editor); Geoffrey R. Bird (editor)
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 312
- Series
- Tourism and Cultural Change; 37
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This is the first book of its kind to examine railway heritage in the context of tourism in a comprehensive, internationally relevant manner. It explores the challenges faced by developers and operators of railway heritage destinations including financial, legal and managerial sustainability in the modern tourism industry.
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Pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Routledge advances in tourism -- pt. 3. Transforming mines into heritage attractions -- pt. 4. Traditional mining attraction destinations -- pt. 5. Globalization and the future of mining attraction destinations -- pt. 6. Lessons learned
A nation's heritage is one of the most potent forces for generating tourism: the Tower of London is the greatest 'visitor attraction' in Britain. But it is pushed into insignificance by comparison with the visitors travelling to Disneyland, Epcot and the other entertainment complexes in the USA; and
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