Travel and tourism has become one of the largest industrial complexes and item of
consumption in modern Western economies. It is argued here that, to date, geographers …

This article focuses on tourism urbanization. Tourist cities represent a new and extraordinary
form of urbanization because they are cities built solely for consumption. Whereas western …

This introduction to the development of new theoretical approaches to human geography
sets out to explain the key features of these new approaches, and to trace their antecedents …

During the last few years a group of geographers has seen decisive problems in the
accepted ways of thinking about the subject matter of geography, the ways of knowing that …

ABSTRACT The Stockholm Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1897 presented a space of
illusory and fantastic images, a space designed to manufacture all consuming desires, a …

A content analysis of newspaper reports of locational conflict in Melbourne and Sydney in
1989 revealed very similar overall patterns. Although locational conflict peaked in central …

The thesis examines the role of heritage values in urban transformation in contemporary
London. Two cases of urban redevelopment are explored in detail: the No. 1 Poultry …

Landscape, landscape architects' primary medium, is a cultural construction which is often
naively produced, maintained, transformed, and interpreted, as' natural.'The profession has …

Are spatial practices in an urban setting associated with certain interests? Are professional
sports stadiums a representation of specific interests? To what extent are the built sports …