The authors of this book use regulation theory to bring theoretical focus and analytic clarity to the study of urban tourism.
Provides a unifying analytic framework for the study of urban tourism.
Brings urban tourism into focus as an important political, economic and cultural phenomenon.
Presents original essays written by established scholars, including studies of Venice, Mexico, Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, and Australia's Gold Coast.
List of Illustrations vii List of Tables ix
List of Contributors xi
Series Editors' Preface xv
Preface xvi
Introduction 1
Susan S. Fainstein, Lily M. Hoffman, and Dennis R. Judd
Part I: Regulating Visitors 21
1 Visitors and the Spatial Ecology of the City
Dennis R. Judd 23
2 Cities, Security, and Visitors: Managing Mega-Events in France
Sophie Body-Gendrot 39
3 Sociological Theories of Tourism and Regulation Theory
Nicolň Costa and Guido Martinotti 53
Part II: Regulating City Space 73
4 Amsterdam: It's All in the Mix
Pieter Terhorst, Jacques van de Ven, and Leon Deben 75
5 Revalorizing the Inner City: Tourism and Regulation in Harlem
Lily M. Hoffman 91
6 Barcelona: Governing Coalitions, Visitors, and the Changing City Center
Marisol García and Núria Claver 113
7 The Evolution of Australian Tourism Urbanization
Patrick Mullins 126
Part III: Regulating Labor Markets 143
8 Regulating Hospitality: Tourism Workers in New York and Los Angeles
David L. Gladstone and Susan S. Fainstein 145
9 Shaping the Tourism Labor Market in Montreal
Marc V. Levine 167
Part IV: Regulating the Tourism Industry 185
10 Mexico: Tensions in the Fordist Model of Tourism Development
Daniel Hiernaux-Nicolas 187
11 The New Berlin: Marketing the City of Dreams
Hartmut Häussermann and Claire Colomb 200
12 Museums as Flagships of Urban Development
Chris Hamnett and Noam Shoval 219
Part V: Conclusion 237
13 Making Theoretical Sense of Tourism
Susan S. Fainstein, Lily M. Hoffman, and Dennis R. Judd 239
Index 254
