Sean Gammon / Gregory Ramshaw (eds.)

Heritage, Sport and Tourism

Sporting Pasts - Tourist Futures
Herausgeber: Gammon, Sean; Ramshaw, Gregory

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Sport heritage is increasingly being recognised as a potent instigator of tourism. This book provides a resource on sport heritage as a tourist attraction. It employs theoretical and applied studies from researchers in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.

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This fascinating book provides the first comprehensive resource on sport heritage as a tourist attraction. Using theoretical and applied studies from researchers in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, this book finds that the sporting past is a key component in tourism's future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780415442480
• ISBN-10: 0415442486
• Artikelnr.: 31081084

Autorenporträt

Sean Gammon, Gregory Ramshaw

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Sporting Pasts - Tourist Futures. More than just Nostalgia?
Exploring the Heritage/Sport Tourism Nexus. The Spectacle of the Past:
Leveraging History in Fenway Park and Camden Yards. Heritage Tourism and
Canadian Junior Hockey: Consumption in Space over Consumption of Place
Sports Memorabilia: Collecting Places, Artefacts and Experiences. Sport,
Nostalgia and the British and Irish Lions: From Players on Tour to Tourism
Phenomenon. Expanding the Conceptualization of Nostalgia Sport Tourism:
Lessons Learned from the Fans Left Behind after Sport Franchise Relocation.
Stadia Tours and the Power of Backstage. The Sustainability of Sports
Heritage Attractions: Lessons from the Australian Football League Hall of
Fame Olympic Opportunity: Realising the Value of Sports Heritage for
Tourism in the UK. Conclusion. The Future of Sports Heritage.