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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Cities should be able to cater to travel-starved citizens of the world aching to spend their savings as soon as the Covid-19 travel bans are lifted. But how to do that without falling back into the trap of overtourism? The answers can be found in this collection of highly informative readings. They carefully balance theoretical and practical deliberations, providing an international comparative perspective based on numerous good and bad practices from the past. These should serve both as food for thought and inspiration for tomorrow, for academic researchers and practitioners alike.’ -- Irena Ograjenšek, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
‘This book stands out in what is a rapidly growing field by balancing the two main discourses in urban tourism in recent decades: the opportunity for economic and social development vs. the devastating forces of overtourism for urban economies and societies. This edited collection gives us the state of the art academic and policy points of view on the future of tourism in cities.’ -- Noam Shoval, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
‘This book gives an impressive analysis of the state of the art of urban tourism in different parts of the world. It shows that many cities are at a critical juncture where the social costs of tourism tend to outweigh the social benefits, creating the need for a new, more sustainable business model for urban tourism. Through a challenging research agenda Jan van der Borg presents -- the fundamentals for such a business model. This is a must read for those interested in understanding the future of urban tourism.’– Leo van den Berg, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Table of ContentsContents: Preface xiii 1 Introduction to A Research Agenda for Urban Tourism 1 Jan van der Borg PART I URBAN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT 2 Urban tourism: major trends 19 Bozana Zekan and Karl Wöber 3 Urban tourism as a special type of cultural tourism 33 Greg Richards PART II URBAN TOURISM IN AN INTERNATIONAL, COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 4 Smart governance in historic urban destinations - evidence from Croatia 55 Lidija Petrić and Ante Mandić 5 Understanding community perception through resident attitude studies: a segmentation analysis in Flemish art cities 85 Bart Neuts and Vincent Nijs 6 Tourism in Venice: mapping overtourism and exploring solutions 109 Nicola Camatti and Dario Bertocchi 7 The Rotterdam way: a new take on urban tourism management 129 Shirley Nieuwland, Ewout Versloot and Egbert van der Zee 8 New urban developments in a heritage area. A case study of Skeppsholmsviken 6 in Stockholm, Sweden 145 Anna-Paula Jonsson and Tigran Haas 9 Urban tourism development in Africa: evidence from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 179 Getaneh Addis Tessema and Ephrem Assefa Haile 10 Municipal advancement and tourism policy in the United States: economic development and urban restructuring 203 Costas Spirou 11 Comparative study on Chinese cities as international tourism destinations 221 Xiang Feng, Ben Derudder and Hai Xia Zhou PART III SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IN CITIES 12 Overtourism – identifying the underlying causes and tensions in European tourism destinations 245 Ko Koens and Jeroen Klijs 13 Is another tourism possible? Shifting discourses in Barcelona’s tourism politics 261 Antonio Paolo Russo, Elsa Soro and Alessandro Scarnato 14 Post-COVID-19 urban tourism research 285 Sebastian Zenker 15 Towards A Research Agenda for Urban Tourism. A synthesis 299 Jan van der Borg Index
