Cities and Visitors

The authors of this book use regulation theory to bring theoretical focus and analytic clarity to the study of urban tourism. Provides a unifying analytic framework for the study of urban tourism. Brings urban tourism into focus as an important political, economic and cultural phenomenon. Presents original essays written by established scholars, including studies of Venice, Mexico, Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, and Australia's Gold Coast.

List of Illustrations vii List of Tables ix List of Contributors xi Series Editors' Preface xv Preface xvi Introduction 1 Susan S. Fainstein, Lily M. Hoffman, and Dennis R. Judd Part I: Regulating Visitors 21 1 Visitors and the Spatial Ecology of the City Dennis R. Judd 23 2 Cities, Security, and Visitors: Managing Mega-Events in France Sophie Body-Gendrot 39 3 Sociological Theories of Tourism and Regulation Theory Nicolò Costa and Guido Martinotti 53 Part II: Regulating City Space 73 4 Amsterdam: It’s All in the Mix Pieter Terhorst, Jacques van de Ven, and Leon Deben 75 5 Revalorizing the Inner City: Tourism and Regulation in Harlem Lily M. Hoffman 91 6 Barcelona: Governing Coalitions, Visitors, and the Changing City Center Marisol García and Núria Claver 113 7 The Evolution of Australian Tourism Urbanization Patrick Mullins 126 Part III: Regulating Labor Markets 143 8 Regulating Hospitality: Tourism Workers in New York and Los Angeles David L. Gladstone and Susan S. Fainstein 145 9 Shaping the Tourism Labor Market in Montreal Marc V. Levine 167 Part IV: Regulating the Tourism Industry 185 10 Mexico: Tensions in the Fordist Model of Tourism Development Daniel Hiernaux-Nicolas 187 11 The New Berlin: Marketing the City of Dreams Hartmut Häussermann and Claire Colomb 200 12 Museums as Flagships of Urban Development Chris Hamnett and Noam Shoval 219 Part V: Conclusion 237 13 Making Theoretical Sense of Tourism Susan S. Fainstein, Lily M. Hoffman, and Dennis R. Judd 239 Index 254