ABSTRACT
Leisure and Tourism Geographies considers leisure/tourism as an encounter. An encounter that exists between people, between people and space and between people and their expectations, experiences and desires.
The contributors explore diverse aspects of leisure and tourism, ranging from the methodologies behind leisure practices to detailed case studies including: *Disneyland, Paris
*tourism in sacred landscapes
*leisure practices in cyberspace
*leisure and yachting
*use of recreational/holiday cottages
*National Parks, local parks and gardens
Presenting an exciting mix of attitudes and ideas concerning leisure and tourism, this book documents a lively debate, placing geography at its centre.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 6|17 pages
Hyper-Reality In The Official (Re)Construction Of Leisure Sites
The case of rambling
chapter 11|15 pages
Design Versus Leisure
Social implications of functionalist design approaches in urban private gardens of the twentieth century
chapter 15|17 pages
Leisure Places And Modernity
The use and meaning of recreational cottages in Norway and the USA
