Cultural Resources for Tourism : Patterns, Processes and Policies

Intro -- CULTURAL RESOURCES FOR TOURISM: PATTERNS, PROCESSES AND POLICIES -- CULTURAL RESOURCES FOR TOURISM: PATTERNS, PROCESSES AND POLICIES -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- Introduction INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ON THE SPATIAL DYNAMICS OF CULTURAL TOURISM -- FOCUS OF THE BOOK -- INSPIRATION FOR THE BOOK -- HERITAGE AND CULTURE AS TERRITORIAL MARKERS -- Heritage and the Development of Cultural Tourism -- The Spatial Dimensions of Culture and Heritage -- LOCAL LABORATORIES FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH -- STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK -- Part I. Introduction SPATIAL PATTERNS: FACTORS AND CONSEQUENCES -- Chapter 1 VISITING PATTERNS IN HISTORIC CITYSCAPES: A CASE STUDY IN GHENT, BELGIUM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CULTURAL RESOURCES FOR TOURISM -- ANALYSIS -- The Historic City of Ghent -- Mapping the Inner City: Research Design and Methodology -- Mapping Urban Visitors' Space Use -- Impact of Cultural Heritage and Facilities on Motives and Activity Patterns -- Impact of Cultural Heritage and Facilities on Space Use Patterns -- Impact of Cultural Heritage and Facilities on the Appreciation of the Inner City -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 2 THE ROLE OF LOCAL ICONS IN TOURISTS' SPATIAL BEHAVIOR: A CASE STUDY OF THE OLD CITY OF AKKO, ISRAEL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE STUDY AREA AND RESEARCH OBJECTIVES -- DATA COLLECTION METHODOLOGY -- VISITOR IMPACT AND MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS -- Time Distribution -- Pixelating the Town -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Chapter 3 CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS AND DESTINATION STRUCTURE: A CASE STUDY OF THE VENICE REGION, ITALY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE VENICE REGION -- Background -- Key Information on Tourism and Heritage in Venice -- Development Trends -- Structure and Functional Variations in the "Tourist Region" of Venice -- The Role of Cultural Heritage Assets as Generators of Value.