Power of New Urban Tourism: Spaces, Representations and Contestations

The Power of New Urban Tourism explores new forms of tourism in urban areas, examining their social, political, cultural, architectural, and economic implications. It highlights how urban space is becoming a battleground between locals and visitors, with changing perceptions of tourists as co-users and influencers of public and private spaces. The book offers insights into power relations and connections between tourism and cityscapes in various socio-spatial settings, with contemporary cases from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. It is a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and students in cultural studies, sociology, political sciences, economics, history, human geography, urban design, and planning.

Format: Hardback
Length: 270 pages
Publication date: 22 July 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Power of New Urban Tourism delves into the emerging trends of tourism in urban environments, examining their profound social, political, cultural, architectural, and economic ramifications. By exploring diverse manifestations of New Urban Tourism within its social and spatial contexts, the book provides valuable insights into the intricate power dynamics and interconnectedness between tourism and cityscapes across diverse socio-spatial settings worldwide.

Contributors to this volume shed light on how urban spaces have transformed into a contested terrain, where local residents and visitors engage in dynamic interactions, shaping perceptions of tourists as co-users of public and private urban spaces and as influential drivers of local economies. This includes examining the diverse roles of digital platforms as gateways to the city and sources of touristic opportunities, as well as their potential for organizing and expressing protests or reshaping representations of urban spaces.

Through the presentation of contemporary cases from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, the contributors investigate the powerful impact of New Urban Tourism in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. This cross-cultural approach enables a comprehensive evaluation of New Urban Tourism and its dynamic nature, as it continuously transforms and subverts cities and the tourism industry alike.

The Power of New Urban Tourism holds immense appeal to academics, researchers, and students engaged in the fields of cultural studies, sociology, political sciences, economics, history, human geography, urban design and planning, architecture, ethnology, and anthropology. It serves as a valuable resource for scholars seeking to understand the complex interplay between tourism, urbanization, and social change in contemporary societies.

Weight: 580g
Dimension: 161 x 243 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367555399