Global Context, Policies and Practices in Urban Tourism: An Introduction

摘要: Tourism is undergoing fundamental changes with regard to market, industry structure and the product itself; driven by an even more transition ‘post-modern’ patterns of consumption that makes tourism one benchmarks modes production in knowledge economy. plays, quantitatively qualitatively, unprecedented role shaping economic development, while consolidated models should rapidly adapt themselves a new changing reality. This chapter introduces provides background for discussion developed this book, which addresses multiple interconnections between city from policy-oriented research standpoint. After overview trends characterising global context, focuses on Europe, where has been most dynamic segment. However, besides EU engagement development policy framework, urban seems play secondary European vision, interpreted as potential alternative lagging areas other drivers have historically weak. Through possible explanations, develops analysis Urban Portal outline representation connection agenda Union concludes presenting book’s structure.