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Title
Key concepts in theme park studies : understanding tourism and leisure spaces / Florian Freitag, Filippo Carlà-Uhink, Salvador Anton Clavé, coordinators.
ISBN
9783031111327 (electronic bk.)
303111132X (electronic bk.)
3031111311
9783031111310
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (colour).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-11132-7 doi
Call Number
GV1835
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.06/8
Summary
This book offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to theme parks and the field of theme park studies. It identifies and discusses relevant economic, social, and cultural as well as medial, historical, and geographical aspects of theme parks worldwide, from the big international theme park chains to smaller, regional, family-operated parks. The book also describes the theories and methods that have been used to study theme parks in various academic disciplines and reviews the major contexts in which theme parks have been studied. By providing the necessary backgrounds, theories, and methods to analyze and understand theme parks both as a business field and as a socio-cultural phenomenon, this book will be a great resource to students, academics from all disciplines interested in theme parks, and professionals and policy-makers in the leisure and entertainment as well as the urban planning sector.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Attractions
Chapter 3. Authenticity
Chapter 4. Economic Strategy
Chapter 5. History of Theme Parks
Chapter 6. Immersion
Chapter 7. Inclusion and Exclusion
Chapter 8. Industry
Chapter 9. Labor
Chapter 10. Media
Chapter 11. Metatexts and Reception
Chapter 12. Methods
Chapter 13. Planning and Layout
Chapter 14. Space
Chapter 15. Theming
Chapter 16. Time
Chapter 17. Visitors and Customers
Chapter 18. Worldviews
Bibliography
Index.
