Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy by Spirou, Costas

Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415801621)

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Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy by Spirou, Costas

Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy

$210.00
Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy by Spirou, Costas

Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy

$210.00
Format: Hardcover
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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.



Author: Costas Spirou
ISBN-10: 0415801621
ISBN-13: 9780415801621
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 11/18/2010
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.10w x 0.80d
By Costas Spirou
By Costas Spirou
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Costas Spirou is Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at National-Louis University in Chicago and a visiting fellow at the University of Notre Dame. His research interests include culture policy, urban redevelopment, tourism, and sports in society. He is co-author of It's Hardly Sportin' Stadiums, Neighborhoods and the New Chicago, a book about politics and community development, and author of St. Charles: Culture and Leisure in an All-American Town.

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