Description
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introducing a multidisciplinary context: tourism, economics and geography.- Part I. From Economic Geography to Tourism.- Chapter 2. Tourism Area Life Cycle, evolutionary tourism development and path dependence.- Chapter 3. Spatiality and temporality: tourism as a place and knowledge-based activity.- Chapter 4. Smart tourism and the co-creation of experiences: social networks and Big Data manipulation.- Chapter 5. Agglomeration, externalities and regional innovation systems.- Chapter 6. Smart specialization, tourism competitiveness, growth and resilience.- Chapter 7. New Economic Geography: cultural-creative economies and urban tourism.- Part II. From Tourism to Economic Geography.- Chapter 8. Experiential tourism, circular economy, gentrification and conflicts in cities.- Chapter 9. Fragile terrains: thematic routes, spacial integration of attractions and mediatized places.- Chapter 10. Transport, spatial mobility, sustainability and climate change.- Chapter 11. Tourism impacts on common spaces and resources: the quest for participatory governance.- Chapter 12. From (un)sustainable to regenerative tourism planning and management challenges.- Chapter 13. Closing Remarks and Outlook: futures for tourism in the spatial economy.
