Managing tourism in cities : policy, process, and practice

Abstract

Part 1: Policy and planning - introduction the politics of decision making and top-down planning - Darling Harbour, Sydney, C. Michael Hall community orientated tourism strategy development - Kalisz, Poland, Gary Akehurst getting tourism on the agenda - policy development in the London Borough of Southwark, Duncan Tyler the tourism explosion - policy decisions facing Singapore, Habibullah Khan. Part 2: Managing visitors and resources in the city - introduction tourism management in Ottawa, Canada - nuturing in a fragile environment, John Tunbridge visitors to the world's oldest cities - Aleppo and Damascus, Syria, Myra Shackley tourism management in Venice, or how to deal with success, Jan van der Borg. Part 3: Tourists and space in the city - introduction from port to playground - the redevelopment of the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, Belinda Dodson and Darryll Kilian sexuality, tourism and space - the case of gay visitors to Amsterdam, Howard Hughes competition for heritage space - Cairo's resident/tourist conflict, Katie Evans. Part 4: City events and the national tourism product - introduction events tourism and economic development in Australia, Trevor Mules events as entrepreneurial displays - Seville, Barcelona and Madrid, Martin Robertson and Yvonne Guerrier conclusion - a framework for researching urban tourism, Duncam Tyler and Yvonne Guerrier. Appendix: papers presented to The Urban Environment - Tourism Conference, South Bank University, September 1995.