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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446342003321

Autore

Clave Salvador Anton

Titolo

The global theme park industry / / Salvador Anton Clave

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2007

ISBN

1-280-95301-2

9786610953011

1-84593-210-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (481 p.)

Classificazione

83.67

Disciplina

791.06/8

Soggetti

Amusement parks - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Translated by Andrew Clarke"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-447) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The social origins of the theme park concept -- Development and categorisation -- Globalization of the theme park industry -- A profile of major theme park operators -- Theme parks and the commercialisation of leisure -- The urbanism of theme parks and spatial innovation -- The impact of theme parks -- The development of theme park destinations -- Factors influencing the development process -- Basic principles of theme park planning -- The architectonical design of a theme park -- Management strategies.

Sommario/riassunto

From the first pleasure gardens to the global theme park companies, this book provides an understanding of the nature and function of theme parks as spaces of entertainment. It portrays the impacts of theme parks as global competitive actors, agents of global development and cultural symbols, in the context of their role in the developing economy.