Dublin Core
Titre
Urban tourism in Liverpool: Evidence from providers
Sujet
tourism, urban tourism, economy, urban geography, employment, Liverpool, Merseyside
Description
Tourism, once dismissed as the 'candyfloss industry', is increasingly being recognised by governments (both national and local) as one capable of regenerating declining urban economies. Encouraged by positive media coverage of schemes such as those in Boston and Baltimore many UK cities have adopted a policy for tourism. The economies of these cities are being bargained on the perceived impacts of the tourism industry; job creation, image change, environmental improvements and attracting investment.
This thesis, using a case study area of Liverpool in Merseyside, takes each of these perceived impacts in turn and attempts to qualify them. The approach is unusual in that, unlike in many national surveys, it takes the view of providers to the industry. This facilitates a comparison between the sources of information; those such as the Census of Employment, BTA/ ETB data, and independent surveys.
The first two chapters present the theoretical debate, an introduction to the case study area of Liverpool post code districts L1-L3, and relevant tourism policy. Chapters 3 and 4 look in turn at the geography of tourism facilities and the type of tourist attracted to them. Following this, Chapter 5 is a comprehensive survey of the amount and nature of tourism-related employment in the city, interesting in its comparison with national tourist-related trends and Census of Employment data. Before concluding Chapter 6 examines the image changing potential of tourism, questioning whether the industry is an impetus to environmental improvements or is capable of attracting investment from outside the Merseyside area.
The result is a holistic survey of the tourism industry in the city of Liverpool, one which questions many previous assertions about the nature of the industry and it regeneration potential.
This thesis, using a case study area of Liverpool in Merseyside, takes each of these perceived impacts in turn and attempts to qualify them. The approach is unusual in that, unlike in many national surveys, it takes the view of providers to the industry. This facilitates a comparison between the sources of information; those such as the Census of Employment, BTA/ ETB data, and independent surveys.
The first two chapters present the theoretical debate, an introduction to the case study area of Liverpool post code districts L1-L3, and relevant tourism policy. Chapters 3 and 4 look in turn at the geography of tourism facilities and the type of tourist attracted to them. Following this, Chapter 5 is a comprehensive survey of the amount and nature of tourism-related employment in the city, interesting in its comparison with national tourist-related trends and Census of Employment data. Before concluding Chapter 6 examines the image changing potential of tourism, questioning whether the industry is an impetus to environmental improvements or is capable of attracting investment from outside the Merseyside area.
The result is a holistic survey of the tourism industry in the city of Liverpool, one which questions many previous assertions about the nature of the industry and it regeneration potential.
Créateur
Macdonald, Rachel
Éditeur
Durham University
Date
1996
Contributeur
Townsend, Alan. Supervisor
Langue
en
Type
Thesis
Identifiant
http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1576/
http://lallier.msh-vdl.fr/theses/items/show/1130
http://lallier.msh-vdl.fr/theses/archive/files/1aa7f4f57985f32759246c4f44a168c0.jpg