Cultural Heritage and Tourism An Introduction

by Timothy, Dallen J.

• ISBN13: 9781845411770
• ISBN10: 1845411773
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-03
• Publisher: Channel View Publications

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

Chapter 1: Cultural Heritage and Tourism

Section 1

Chapter 2: Consumption of Culture: Heritage Demand and Experience

Chapter 3: Heritage Supply: Attractions and Services

Chapter 4: Spatial Perspectives and Heritage Resources

Chapter 5: Looking for Something Real: Heritage, Tourism and Elusive Authenticity

Chapter 6: Tourism and the Politics of Heritage

Chapter 7: The Need to Conserve the Past: The Impacts of Tourism

Chapter 8: Protective Legislation and Conservation Organizations

Chapter 9: Protecting the Past for Today: Heritage Conservation and Tourism

Chapter 10: Telling the Story: Interpreting the Past for Visitors

Chapter 11: Planning Principles and Cultural Heritage Destinations

Chapter 12: Marketing the Past for Today

Chapter 13: Raising Revenue and Managing Visitors

Section 2

Chapter 14: Museums and Living Heritage Centers

Chapter 15: Archaeological Sites and Monuments

Chapter 16: Landscapes of the Elite and the Ordinary

Chapter 17: The Industrial Past

Chapter 18: Religious Sites and Pilgrimage

Chapter 19: Diaspora, Roots and Personal Heritage Tourism

Chapter 20: Indigenous Heritage and Living Culture

Chapter 21: Dark Tourism and Sites of Atrocity

Chapter 22: Conclusion