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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455229203321

Autore

Orbasli Aylin <1968-, >

Titolo

Tourists in historic towns : urban conservation and heritage management / / Aylin Orbasli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : E&FN Spon, , 2000

ISBN

1-135-80166-5

1-280-40530-9

0-203-47900-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Disciplina

338.4/791

Soggetti

Cities and towns

Heritage tourism

Historic sites - Conservation and restoration

Historic sites

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-203) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The historic town; The tourist-historic town; The tourist town; Decision making for the historic environment; Planning for tourism in historic towns; Heritage management in historic towns; In conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Tourists in Historic Towns examines the relationship of culture, heritage, conservation and tourism development in historic towns and urban centres, debating the impacts of tourism on historic towns and the role tourism plays in conservation and urban continuity. The main focus of the book is medium sized historic towns and historic quarters which are attractive to the tourist market, but historic quarters in large cities and smaller rural settlements are not excluded. Alongside over a hundred examples of historic towns, five historic towns are discussed as case studies: Granada, Spai