The problem of pleasure : leisure, tourism and crime / / edited by Carol Jones, Elaine Barclay and R.I. Mawby

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: xiii, 247 p. : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 338.4/791
• Soggetto topico: Tourism - Social aspects; Leisure - Economic aspects; Crime - Economic aspects; Crime and globalization
• Altri autori: BarclayElaine JonesCarol MawbyRob I
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction : the problem of pleasure : theoretical foundations / R.I. Mawby -- 2. The paradox of cinematic sexualized violence as entertainment / Jane Monckton Smith -- 3. Crime time : the rise of police programming on television / Jenny Wise and Alyce McGovern -- 4. The making, shaking and taking of public spaces / Rob White -- 5. Playgrounds without frontiers : movin', moddin', pushing the boundaries of pleasure / Zannagh Hatton -- 6. Impermissible pleasures in UK leisure : exploring policy developments in alcohol and illicit drugs / Karenza Moore and Fiona Measham -- 7. The problem of access : outdoor leisure activities and access to private rural land / Elaine Barclay and Joseph F. Donnermeyer -- 8. Public disorder, antisocial behaviour and alcohol-related crime : from the metropolis to the tourist resort / R.I. Mawby -- 9. Sin City vs. Fantasyland : crime, legislation, and policing in two different tourism environments / Ross Wolf and Hugh Potter -- 10. 'There can be no orcs in New Zealand' : do media representations of crime tarnish tourism? / John W. Buttle and James Rodgers -- 11. Visitor perceptions of crime-safety and attitudes towards risk : the case of Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town / Richard George -- 12. Crime and safety within caravan populations : an Australian survey / Elaine Barclay and R.I. Mawby -- 13. Tourist victimization : an exploratory survey from Ghana / Kwaku Boakye -- 14. The tourist victim : paradise lost or paradise regained?
• Titolo autorizzato: The problem of pleasure
• ISBN: 1-136-59869-3; 1-136-59870-7; 0-203-35740-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779052803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II