ABSTRACT

Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy provides both a sociological / cultural analysis of change that has taken place in many of the world's cities. This focused treatment of urban tourism examines the implications of these changes for urban management and planning sense, for success and failure in metropolitan change. Uniquely suited for teaching purposes, Costas Spirou integrates numerous case studies of cities to illuminate the significant impact and promise of tourism on urban image and economic development.

chapter 2|36 pages

Globalization, Urban Competition, and

chapter 3|32 pages

Tourism Policies and Urban Grow th

chapter 4|34 pages

The Infrastructure and Finance of

chapter 7|36 pages

Implications and Debates