02280nam 2200505 a 450 991044634200332120200520144314.01-280-95301-297866109530111-84593-210-2(CKB)1000000000337469(EBL)312875(MiAaPQ)EBC312875(Au-PeEL)EBL312875(CaPaEBR)ebr10188913(CaONFJC)MIL95301(OCoLC)568410222(EXLCZ)99100000000033746920060811d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe global theme park industry /Salvador Anton Clave1st ed.Wallingford, UK ;Cambridge, MA CABIc20071 online resource (481 p.)"Translated by Andrew Clarke"--T.p. verso.1-84593-208-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-447) and index.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.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.Amusement parksHistoryAmusement parksHistory.791.06/883.67bclClave Salvador Anton436502MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910446342003321Global theme park industry826977UNINA