Cities in a global economy Spirou, Costas creator text xx New York Simultaneously pub. 2011 monographic und

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xxiii, 255 p.: 23 cm. Offers both a sociological/cultural analysis of change that has taken place in many of the world`s cities, as well as implications of these changes for urban management and planning sense, for success and failure in metropolitan change 1. Changing Cities and the Commodification of Leisure 2. Globalization, Urban Competition, and Tourism 3. Tourism Policies and Urban Growth 4. The Infrastructure and Finance of Urban Tourism 5. Urban Tourism, Amenities and Human Capital 6. Residential Development and the New Face of Downtowns 7. Implications and Debates Costas Spirou. Includes index English Cities and towns City planning Sociology, Urban Tourism Economic development 307.1416 Sp48u 9780-415-80163-8 251212 20260803094100.0