Cultural Heritage and Tourism An Introduction

by Timothy, Dallen J.

• ISBN13: 9781845411763
• ISBN10: 1845411765
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-03
• Publisher: NBN

Summary

Cultural heritage is one of the most pervasive tourism resources in the world. Most trips away from home involve some element of culture, and heritage tourism continues to grow each year. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the issues, practices, current debates, concepts, and managerial concerns associated with cultural heritage-based tourism.

Author Biography

Dr Dallen J. Timothy is Professor of Community Resources and Development, Director of the Tourism Development and Management Program, and Senior Sustainability Scientist at Arizona State University. He is also Visiting Professor of Heritage Tourism at the University of Sunderland, England, and Adjunct Professor of Geography at Indiana University. Professor Timothy is Editor of the Journal of Heritage Tourism and serves on the editorial boards of twelve international journals. His primary research interests include cultural heritage; tourism and sustainable development; globalization processes and supranationalism; political boundaries and border issues; biodiversity and tourism impacts; religion, confl ict and security; immigration and global diasporas; and peripheral region dynamics.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vi
List of Tables	p. vii
List of Plates	p. ix
Preface	p. xvii
Cultural Heritage and Tourism	p. 1
	p. 13
Consumption of Culture: Heritage Demand and Experience	p. 15
The Heritage Supply: Attractions and Services	p. 46
Spatial Perspectives and Heritage Resources	p. 83
Looking for Something Real: Heritage, Tourism and Elusive Authenticity	p. 103
Tourism and the Politics of Heritage	p. 127
The Need to Conserve the Past: The Impacts of Tourism	p. 149
Protective Legislation and Conservation Organizations	p. 170
Protecting the Past for Today: Heritage Conservation and Tourism	p. 193
Telling the Story Interpreting the Past for Visitors	p. 228
Planning Principles and Cultural Heritage Destinations	p. 259
Marketing the Past for Today	p. 275
Raising Revenue and Managing Visitors	p. 295
	p. 317
Museums: Keepers of the Past	p. 319
Archaeological Sites and Ancient Monuments	p. 336
Landscapes of the Elite and the Ordinary	p. 352
The Industrial Past	p. 367
Religious Sites and Pilgrimage	p. 384
Diasporas, Roots and Personal Heritage Tourism	p. 406
Indigenous Culture	p. 424
Dark Tourism: Atrocity and Human Suffering	p. 443
Conclusions: The Future of the Past	p. 473
References	p. 487
Index	p. 496
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