Contemporary Cases in Heritage Tourism

Brian Garrod, Alan Fyall, Brian Garrod, Alan Fyall

• Publisher: Goodfellow Publishers
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781908999542
• eBook ISBN: 9781908999559
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Industry
• Index: Business

Contemporary Cases in Heritage Tourism: Volume 1 examines 9 international cases under the sections of Managing Heritage Sites, World Heritage Sites, and Heritage Tourism. Cases include: Festivals as Expressions of Heritage: A Viking Case Study, Ethnic Enclaves as Visitor Attractions: Singapore's Little India, Managing Religious Heritage Attractions: The Case of Jerusalem Challenges faced by heritage projects in a rapidly changing society: The case of Wutai Shan, China, Edinburgh WHS: A Heritage Case Study, Indigenous Tourism and Heritage: A Maori Case Study and more. Written by established experts in the field, the volume comprises substantial, in-depth and detailed case studies, written with specific learning objectives in mind. Furthermore, each case is fully referenced in academic style and accompanied by a wealth of supplementary material including discussion questions, further reading and links to websites. Teaching notes, slides, essay questions, exam questions with guide answers, links to further resources are also available from the website (www.goodfellowpublishers.com). All cases within Contemporary Cases in Heritage Tourism: Volume 1 are available for individual download from the Contemporary Cases Online website (see www.goodfellowpublishers.com) or for e-readers (Kindle, Kobo), and can be purchased in a 'pick-and-mix' fashion to suit the needs of the reader. The online cases are packed with hyperlinks to original sources, further readings and websites. Readers can follow these links to obtain further information about the specific concepts, terms, issues and organisations identified in each case. Features of this book and those in the series include: * Topical currency: a series of up-to-date, topical case studies in the allied fields of tourism, heritage, hospitality, leisure, retail, events and sport; * Rich, in-depth treatment of material: extensive case studies with copious illustrative material to draw students in to the cases; * Additional student material: discussion questions, further reading, links to websites; * Tutor resources: teaching notes, slides, essay questions, exam questions with guide answers, links to further resources; * Online purchase: individual cases chapters will be available for purchase individually or in volume packages.

Table of contents

• 1
• The Case Study Approach
• Academic Pariah or Wrongly Maligned?
• 2
• Writing Case Studies
• Reaction and Reflection, Rigour and Relevance
• 3
• Learning and Teaching with Case Studies
• Singapore’s Little India
• Ethnic Districts as Tourist Attractions
• 5
• Managing Religious Heritage Attractions
• The Case of Jerusalem
• 6
• Indigenous Tourism and Heritage
• A Māori Case Study
• 7
• The Role of Edinburgh World Heritage in Managing a World Heritage City
• 8
• Managing Megalithic Monuments
• A Comparative Study of Interpretation Provision at Stonehenge and Avebury
• 9
• Heritage as a Development Resource in China
• A Case Study in Heritage Preservation and Human Rights
• 10
• The Causeway Coastal Route and Saint Patrick’s Trail
• Heritage Tourism Route Development in Northern Ireland
• 11
• ‘Big Pit’ and Cape Breton
• Finding Meaning in Constructs of Industrial Heritage
• 12
• The Mobilities of Living History
• A Case Study of Viking Heritage
• Index