Search for dissertations about: "Heritage Tourism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words Heritage Tourism.

2. 1. Dead Landscapes – and how to make them live

   Author : Katherine Burlingame; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; landscape; heritage; heritagescapes; phenomenology; tourism; human geography; landscape geography; storytelling; enchantment; affect; emotion; Vikings; heritage management; presence;

   Abstract : Certain deadening forces including disneyfication, museumization, and the standardization of heritagescapes have led to the loss of embodied, lived experiences. In an effort to (re)enchant how these landscapes are developed, managed, and encountered, a new landscape model is introduced that combines the more practical components of heritage management (locale and story) with strategies that explore the emotional and affective dimensions of phenomenological landscape experience (presence). READ MORE

4. 2. Skilda världar : Samtida föreställningar om kulturarvsplatser

   Author : Joakim Andersson; Peter Aronsson; Annika Alzén; Roger Jansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Uses of history; communication; mediation of history; Swedish cultural heritage preservation; cultural heritage; cultural tourism; public archaeology; Linnés Råshult; Slättbygdsprojektet; Historiebruk; kommunikation; historieförmedling; Svensk kulturmiljövård; kulturarv; kulturturism; publik arkeologi; Linnés Råshult; Slättbygdsprojektet; Cultural heritage and cultural production; Kulturarv och kulturproduktion;

   Abstract : Kulturarvsplatser kan betraktas på olika sätt av olika människor. Samtidigt finns kol-lektiva föreställningar om hur en kulturarvsplats bör förstås. Mellan dessa utgångs-punkter sker förhandlingar om kulturarvsplatsens betydelse och värde. READ MORE

5. 3. Transforming geographies of tourism and gender : Exploring women's livelihood strategies and practices within tourism in Latvia

   Author : Cecilia Möller; Lars Aronsson; Susanne Johansson; Örjan Sjöberg; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Latvia; tourism; gender identities; femininities; livelihood; post-socialism; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

   Abstract : This thesis explores different geographies of tourism, gender, work and liveli­hood in post-socialist Latvia. The study puts focus on the overall transforma­tion process and the reshaping of the tourism sector, in how Latvia is reimag­ined both as a nation state and as a tourism destination. READ MORE

6. 4. Producing, branding and managing multifaceted tourist destinations: Cartagena, Colombia, as a study case

   Author : Narcís Bassols Gardella; Antonio Paolo Russo; Andrew Smith; Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament de Geografia; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; tourism; destination making; destination management; place branding; destination marketing; sun and sand; heritage production; heritage management; built military heritage; urban development; city planning; stakeholders’ management; top-down branding; bottom-up branding; icons; multifaceted destinations; destination lifecycle; critical theory; critical geographies; Cartagena de Indias; Colombia; Caribbean; Latin America; turisme; màrqueting de destinacions; gestió de destinations; producció de destinacions; brànding territorial; sol i platja; producció de patrimoni; gestió del patrimoni; patrimoni militar construït; desenvolupament urbà; planificació urbana; management d’actors; brànding top-down; brànding bottom-up; icones; destinacions polifacètiques; cicle de vida de les destinacions; teoria crítica; geografia crítica; Cartagena d’Índies; Colòmbia; Carib; Amèrica Llatina.; Geography; Geografi;

   Abstract : The present dissertation intends to unveil some of the dynamics and processes found in multifaceted destinations. Two broad conceptual areas are considered in order to conceptualize and analyse the issues found in such places: destination making and destination management. READ MORE

7. 5. Tourism as Interaction of Landscapes : Opportunities and obstacles on the way to sustainable development in Lamu Island, Kenya

   Author : Siw-Inger Halling; Peeter Maandi; Erik Westholm; Elisabeth Gräslund Berg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lamu; sustainable development; tourism; landscape; moral landscapes; tourism and gender relations;

   Abstract : Abstract Lamu Island on the Kenyan coast is the home of a society with a thousand year history of contacts with other cultures through trade and shipping.  The loss of its traditional socio-economic base has led to the entry of tourism as the main income generating activity and the major contact with distant peoples. READ MORE