Cultural tourism and sustainable local development / edited by Luigi Fusco Girard and Peter Nijkamp.
| Other author | Fusco Girard, Luigi, 1946- |
| Other author | Nijkamp, Peter. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Farnham ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, ©2009. |
| Description | xvi, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | New directions in tourism analysis New directions in tourism analysis. ^A520746 |
| Contents | 1. Narrow escapes : pathways to sustainable local cultural tourism / Luigi Fusco Girard and Peter Nijkamp -- Pt. I. Tourism development as a sustainable strategy -- 2. Tourism, heritage and cultural sustainability : three 'golden rules' / David Throsby -- 3. Tourism and development : towards sustainable outcomes / Geoffrey Wall -- 4. Sustainable development and tourism : opportunities and threats to cultural heritage from tourism / Harry Coccossis -- 5. Valuing urban cultural heritage / Peter Nijkamp and Patrizia Riganti -- Pt. II. Policies on sustainable tourism and cultural resources -- 6. Cultural heritage, local resources and sustainable tourism : towards an operational framework for policy and planning / Christian Ost -- 7. Juridical and political tools for a sustainable development of tourism : present context and future perspectives / Giuliana Di Fiore -- 8. Cultural heritage, sustainable tourism and economic development : a proposal for southern Italy / Antonio Saturnino -- 9. Sustainable tourism, renewable energy and transportation / Maria Giaoutzi, Christos Dionelis and Anastasia Stratigea -- Pt. III. Case studies -- 10. Local government and networking trends supporting sustainable tourism : some empirical evidence / Francesco Polese -- 11. Cultural tourism, sustainability and regional development : experiences from Romania / Daniela L. Constantin and Constantin Mitrut -- 12. Tourism sustainability and economic efficiency : a statistical analysis of Italian provinces / Maria Francesco Cracolici, Miranda Cuffaro and Peter Nijkamp -- 13. Valorisation strategies for archaeological sites and settings of environmental value : lessons from the Adriatic Coast / Donatella Cialdea -- 14. Utility and visitor preferences for attributes of art galleries / Ken Willis and Naomi Kinghorn -- Pt. IV. New departures for evaluation -- 15. Tourism, cultural heritage and strategic evaluations : towards integrated approaches / Luigi Fusco Girard and Francesca Torrieri -- 16. Restoring Roadman's houses in Sardinia, Italy : a multicriteria decision support system for tourism planning / Andrea De Montis -- 17. From cultural tourism to cultural e-tourism : issues and challenges to economic valuation in the information era / Patrizia Riganti -- 18. Evaluating the impacts of heritage policies : landmark preservation in Chicago, 1990-99 / Douglas Noonan -- 19. Culture, tourism and the locality : ways forward / Luigi Fusco Girard and Peter Nijkamp. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009000624 |
| ISBN | 9780754673910 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 075467391X (hbk. : alk. paper) |