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Tourism research that is inspired by theories of practice is
currently gaining in prominence. This book provides a much-needed
introduction to the potential applications of theories of practice
in tourism studies. It brings together a variety of approaches
exploring how theories of practice bridge themes and fields which
are usually addressed separately within tourism research:
consumption and production; travel and the everyday; governance and
policy; technology and the social. The book critically engages with
practices as a fruitful approach to tourism research as well as how
the particularities of tourism might inform our understanding of
practice theories. This book contributes to conceptual and
methodological debates providing insights from authors who have
engaged with practice theory as an entry point to researching
tourism. It offers a solid starting point for researchers and
students alike who wish to learn about, and try, this approach, as
well as explore its possibilities and limitations in the field of
tourism.
As we move further into the 21st century, the prominence of regions
can no longer be taken for granted. A certain skepticism has
developed with regard to the feasibility of marginal regions
achieving self-sustained growth and states have maintained their
role as regulators of economic and social activities. Thus, the
notion of the region and its significance is currently much debated
and contested. Illustrated with a wide range of European case
studies, this volume brings together the main strands of these
contestations, as economic, political and social actors attempt to
institutionalise their vision of their region as the dominant form
of territorial governance. It questions both the external
delimitation and the internal constitution of regions and
critically analyses the societal processes circumscribing ways in
which regions are created, maintained and undermined. The volume
provides a wide range of analytical perspectives to enable an
understanding of the current mosaic of regionalism in Europe.
Across Europe, regional development agencies (RDAs) have become a
central feature of regional policy, both as innovative
policy-makers and as the implementers of programmes and initiatives
originating from the national or European level. By drawing on a
combination of conceptual reflection, surveys, comparative
research, and systematic use of critical case studies, this book
provides a new point of reference by identifying key features of
the current, and, indeed next, generation of regionally-based
economic development organisations.
Across Europe, regional development agencies (RDAs) have become a
central feature of regional policy, both as innovative
policy-makers and as the implementers of programmes and initiatives
originating from the national or European level. By drawing on a
combination of conceptual reflection, surveys, comparative
research, and systematic use of critical case studies, this book
provides a new point of reference by identifying key features of
the current, and, indeed next, generation of regionally-based
economic development organisations.
As we move further into the 21st century, the prominence of regions
can no longer be taken for granted. A certain skepticism has
developed with regard to the feasibility of marginal regions
achieving self-sustained growth and states have maintained their
role as regulators of economic and social activities. Thus, the
notion of the region and its significance is currently much debated
and contested. Illustrated with a wide range of European case
studies, this volume brings together the main strands of these
contestations, as economic, political and social actors attempt to
institutionalise their vision of their region as the dominant form
of territorial governance. It questions both the external
delimitation and the internal constitution of regions and
critically analyses the societal processes circumscribing ways in
which regions are created, maintained and undermined. The volume
provides a wide range of analytical perspectives to enable an
understanding of the current mosaic of regionalism in Europe.
Tourism research that is inspired by theories of practice is
currently gaining in prominence. This book provides a much-needed
introduction to the potential applications of theories of practice
in tourism studies. It brings together a variety of approaches
exploring how theories of practice bridge themes and fields which
are usually addressed separately within tourism research:
consumption and production; travel and the everyday; governance and
policy; technology and the social. The book critically engages with
practices as a fruitful approach to tourism research as well as how
the particularities of tourism might inform our understanding of
practice theories. This book contributes to conceptual and
methodological debates providing insights from authors who have
engaged with practice theory as an entry point to researching
tourism. It offers a solid starting point for researchers and
students alike who wish to learn about, and try, this approach, as
well as explore its possibilities and limitations in the field of
tourism.
In the past decade Europe has seen much change, and at the same
time the importance of the regional perspectives has significantly
increased. Regional Development Agencies in Europe brings together
experiences of Regional and Development Agencies throughout Europe
to provide material for the first major comparative study of
bottom-up regional policy across the continent. Using an analytical
framework developed by editors, the contributors evaluate the long
term potential and limitations of the RDAs in terms of promoting
regional and economic development. Institutional and other
preconditions for successful regional polices are identified, and
combined with a broad analytical and geographical coverage that
includes Eastern Europe, a clearer picture of the relevance of the
RDAs emerges.
Tourism is a central part of regional development strategies in
many localities around Europe, not just in traditional coastal or
mountain resorts but also in areas without a strong track record
with regard to visitor economy. In a globalising world,
destinations can no longer take their traditional visitors for
granted and escape growing competitive pressures, because
increasingly experienced, specialised and demanding travellers now
have a vastly greater number of potential destinations to choose
from. Both well-established and emerging tourist destinations are
therefore under pressure to be innovative to increase their
attractiveness in the globalising visitor economy. This book
focuses on the role played by tourist destinations - conceived as
multi-layered and functional governance structures - in stimulating
or complicating the development of new tourist experiences. The
complex relationship between firm-level and territorial development
dynamics is, of course, by no means confined to tourism
development, and the book will therefore be of a more general
relevance for research into innovation and spatial development
dynamics. This book was published as a special issue of European
Planning Studies.
In the past decade Europe has seen much change, and at the same
time the importance of the regional perspectives has significantly
increased. Regional Development Agencies in Europe brings together
experiences of Regional and Development Agencies throughout Europe
to provide material for the first major comparative study of
bottom-up regional policy across the continent. Using an analytical
framework developed by editors, the contributors evaluate the long
term potential and limitations of the RDAs in terms of promoting
regional and economic development. Institutional and other
preconditions for successful regional polices are identified, and
combined with a broad analytical and geographical coverage that
includes Eastern Europe, a clearer picture of the relevance of the
RDAs emerges.
Tourism is a central part of regional development strategies in
many localities around Europe, not just in traditional coastal or
mountain resorts but also in areas without a strong track record
with regard to visitor economy. In a globalising world,
destinations can no longer take their traditional visitors for
granted and escape growing competitive pressures, because
increasingly experienced, specialised and demanding travellers now
have a vastly greater number of potential destinations to choose
from. Both well-established and emerging tourist destinations are
therefore under pressure to be innovative to increase their
attractiveness in the globalising visitor economy. This book
focuses on the role played by tourist destinations - conceived as
multi-layered and functional governance structures - in stimulating
or complicating the development of new tourist experiences. The
complex relationship between firm-level and territorial development
dynamics is, of course, by no means confined to tourism
development, and the book will therefore be of a more general
relevance for research into innovation and spatial development
dynamics. This book was published as a special issue of European
Planning Studies.
Across the Nordic countries movements are taking place towards new
political and administrative government structures at the regional
level. The book presents an analysis of this development, in order
to figure out both similarities and differences in the content of
the reform and the reform process. At the same time the book also
discusses how and to what extent new regions are growing from
below. The overall aim of the book is to outline the broader
implications of the Nordic experience for the understanding of the
international trend towards the development of the new regions:
What are the main elements in the top down reforms of regional
governments? What is the content of regionalism processes related
to each other? Are the state reforms mainly an answer to bottom up
economic and social drives towards new regions? Are they rather
motivated by ideas of a new regionalism which are spreading through
Europe? Or are they maybe a result of a perceived need for more
efficient service delivery at the regional level? By discussing
these questions, the authors aim to contribute to the international
discussion on new regions and regionalism.
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