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Zhou We - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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coupling between landscape pattern and landscape aesthetic of traditional and Cultural Tourism destination a case study of the confucius temple qinhuai river scenic area of nanjing
Tropical Geography, 2015Co-Authors: Zhou WeAbstract:The relationship between landscape beauty and ecological beauty is an important scientific problem reflecting the essence of the relationship between human and place. By far most of the study has been based on a single view. Selecting Confucius Temple-Qinhuai River Scenic Area in Nanjing as the typical case of urban traditional and Cultural Tourism destination, this paper made an empirical analysis of the characteristics and law of the coupling between the landscape pattern and landscape aesthetic by using the landscape pattern index as the criterion of ecological beauty as well as the Balanced Incomplete Block-Law of Comparative Judgement as the criterion of landscape beauty. The results displayed: 1) The overall landscape fragmentation of the studied area was rather high, but different parts of landscape were influenced differently by artificial factors. The diversity and heterogeneity of landscape patches were moderate, but there were structural differences of the area of patch, spatial distribution and spatial agglomeration degree. 2) The tourists and local residents had good perception of landscape aesthetic of the scenic area, however, they had preference forthe historical architecture and Cultural landscape with abundant elements of city memory. 3) As a whole, the relationship between the landscape pattern and landscape aesthetic was coupled and complementary. Confucius Temple-Qinhuai River Scenic Area had profound history and culture, however, under the background of the rapid development of urbanization, Cultural characteristics were missing constantly and the process of delocalization was speeded up. Hence, it would be a long way to go to protect city memory and inherit local culture for the scenic area, which is an important traditional and Cultural Tourism destination of the city.
Susan Carson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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grand tours in the glare of the sun harnessing digital media to develop Cultural Tourism in queensland australia
School of Design; Creative Industries Faculty; School of Media Entertainment & Creative Arts, 2013Co-Authors: Jillian Hamilton, Susan CarsonAbstract:It has been well established that highlighting the Cultural attributes of a region through stories of place, local histories, and the creative arts boosts Tourism income to a region. Cultural Tourism also serves to promote the creative industries to visitors and residents alike and, by enhancing a region’s Cultural identity, fosters new opportunities for the arts. It can therefore offer considerable potential benefit to the creative economy in Australia. However, in comparison with Europe, where Cultural Tourism can rely upon an established historical, artistic and literary Cultural identity that stretches back to Grand Tours of the seventeenth century, in Queensland, Australia the relatively new enterprise of Cultural Tourism must compete with visitor expectations of sun, surf and the natural landscapes, which have become the mainstay of Tourism advertising. Moreover, in Queensland, it is essential to connect vast distances, diverse communities and a variety of Cultural experiences. We must also take account of the expectations of contemporary tourists, who anticipate a digitally mediated travel experience and increasingly seek to connect with local communities in authentic ways. In this paper we consider the unique considerations that must be taken into account in the Queensland context and propose approaches to developing an integrated identity that embraces both the ‘great outdoors’ and the region’s Cultural attributes. We make recommendations for providing the types of digitally mediated ‘local’ experiences that Cultural tourists now expect, and illustrate the design principles we propose through early, tentative approaches to smart phones, locative media and augmented reality applications for Cultural Tourism in the region. We conclude by proposing additional ways to formulate a digital strategy in line with the recommendations we make.
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grand tours in the glare of the sun harnessing digital media to develop Cultural Tourism in an australian context
Tourism and the Shifting Values of Cultural Heritage: Visiting Pasts Developing Futures - 2013 International Conference Proceedings, 2013Co-Authors: Jillian Hamilton, Susan CarsonAbstract:It has been well established that highlighting the Cultural attributes of a region through stories of place, local histories, and the creative arts boosts Tourism income to a region. Cultural Tourism also serves to promote the creative industries to visitors and residents alike and, by enhancing a region’s Cultural identity, fosters new opportunities for the arts. It can therefore offer considerable potential benefit to the creative economy in Australia. However, in comparison with Europe, where Cultural Tourism can rely upon an established historical, artistic and literary Cultural identity that stretches back to Grand Tours of the seventeenth century, in Queensland, Australia the relatively new enterprise of Cultural Tourism must compete with visitor expectations of sun, surf and the natural landscapes, which have become the mainstay of Tourism advertising. Moreover, in Queensland, it is essential to connect vast distances, diverse communities and a variety of Cultural experiences. We must also take account of the expectations of contemporary tourists, who anticipate a digitally mediated travel experience and increasingly seek to connect with local communities in authentic ways. In this paper we consider the unique considerations that must be taken into account in the Queensland context and propose approaches to developing an integrated identity that embraces both the ‘great outdoors’ and the region’s Cultural attributes. We make recommendations for providing the types of digitally mediated ‘local’ experiences that Cultural tourists now expect, and illustrate the design principles we propose through early, tentative approaches to smart phones, locative media and augmented reality applications for Cultural Tourism in the region. We conclude by proposing additional ways to formulate a digital strategy in line with the recommendations we make.
Greg Richards - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Cultural Tourism a review of recent research and trends
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2018Co-Authors: Greg RichardsAbstract:Abstract This review article traces the development of Cultural Tourism as a field of research over the past decade, identifying major trends and research areas. Cultural Tourism has recently been re-affirmed by the UNWTO as a major element of international Tourism consumption, accounting for over 39% of Tourism arrivals. Cultural Tourism research has also grown rapidly, particularly in fields such as Cultural consumption, Cultural motivations, heritage conservation, Cultural Tourism economics, anthropology and the relationship with the creative economy. Major research trends include the shift from tangible to intangible heritage, more attention for indigenous and other minority groups and a geographical expansion in the coverage of Cultural Tourism research. The field also reflects a number of ‘turns’ in social science, including the mobilities turn, the performance turn and the creative turn. The paper concludes with a number of suggestions for future research directions, such as the development of trans-modern cultures and the impacts of new technologies.
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Cultural Tourism research methods
Cultural tourism research methods., 2010Co-Authors: Greg Richards, Wil MunstersAbstract:Part 1: The Evolution of Cultural Tourism Research 1: Developments and Perspectives in Cultural Tourism Research, Greg Richards and Wil Munsters 2: The Traditional Quantitative Approach. Surveying Cultural Tourists: Lessons from the ATLAS Cultural Tourism Research Project, Greg Richards 3: A Comparison of Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches: Complementarities and Tradeoffs, Marjan Melkert and Katleen Vos 4: Blurring Boundaries in Cultural Tourism Research, Esther Binkhorst, Teun den Dekker and Marjan Melkert Part 2: Mixed Qualitative - Quantitative Approaches 5: The Cultural Destination Experience Audit Applied to the Tourist-Historic City, Wil Munsters 6: Combining Methods for the Study of Visitor Behaviour at the Hungarian Open Air Museum, Laszlo Puczko, Edit Bard and Julia Fuzi 7: Employing the Grand Tour Approach to Aid Understanding of Garden Visiting, Dorothy Fox, Jonathan Edwards and Keith Wilkes 8: Multi-Method Research on Ethnic Cultural Tourism in Australia, Jock Collins, Simon Darcy and Kirrily Jordan 9: Tracking the Urban Visitor: Methods for Examining Tourists' Spatial Behaviour and Visual Representations, Deborah Edwards, Tracey Dickson, Tony Griffin and Bruce Hayllar Part 3: Qualitative Approaches 10: An Application of Grounded Theory to Cultural Tourism Research: Resident Attitudes to Tourism Activity in Santiponce, Mario Castellanos-Verdugo, Francisco J. Caro-Gonzalez and M. Angeles Oviedo-Garcia 11: Tales from the Field: Video and its Potential for Creating Cultural Tourism Knowledge, Tijana Raki 12: Using Photo-Based Interviews to Reveal the Significance of Heritage Buildings to Cultural Tourism Experiences, Gregory Willson and Alison McIntosh 13: Measuring the Image of a Cultural Tourism Destination Through the Collage Technique, Ana M. Gonzalez Fernandez, Maria Carmen Rodriguez Santos and Miguel Cervantes Blanco Part 4: Interdisciplinary Approaches 14: Ethnographic Research on Cultural Tourism: An Anthropological View, Xerardo Pereiro 15: From Local to Global (and Back): Towards Glocal Ethnographies of Cultural Tourism, Noel B. Salazar 16: Assembling the Socio-material Destination: An Actor-Network Approach to Cultural Tourism Studies, Carina Ren 17: Methods in Cultural Tourism Research: The State of the Art, Wil Munsters and Greg Richards
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developing creativity in tourist experiences a solution to the serial reproduction of culture
Tourism Management, 2006Co-Authors: Greg Richards, Julie WilsonAbstract:As culture is increasingly utilised as a means of social and economic development, the Cultural Tourism market is being flooded with new attractions, Cultural routes and heritage centres. However, many consumers, tired of encountering the serial reproduction of culture in different destinations are searching for alternatives. The rise of skilled consumption, the importance of identity formation and the acquisition of Cultural capital in (post)modern society point towards the use of creativity as an alternative to conventional Cultural Tourism. This paper considers the development of creative spaces, creative spectacles and creative Tourism from the perspective of supply and demand. The need for creativity in developing new products and how to address the challenge of serial reproduction are discussed, and examples of creative Tourism projects are examined and contrasted to traditional models of Cultural Tourism.
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production and consumption of european Cultural Tourism
Annals of Tourism Research, 1996Co-Authors: Greg RichardsAbstract:Abstract A transnational study of European Cultural Tourism demand and supply indicates a rapid increase in both the production and consumption of heritage attractions. Although heritage Tourism demand has been fueled by rising income and education levels, there has also been a significant supply-induced element of demand. In particular, those engaged in Cultural production play a key role in exploiting the Cultural capital concentrated in the major historic centers of Europe. Spatially localized production of heritage is intimately linked with socially limited consumption of heritage Tourism by groups within the “new middle class”, rendering attempts to spread Tourism consumption through heritage promotion difficult.
Shen Suyan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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research on the differentiation of perceived dimensions after the trip of the Cultural Tourism destination based on the urban memory a case study of confucius temple qinhuai river scenic area of nanjing
Tourism Tribune, 2014Co-Authors: Huang Zhenfang, Tang Wenyue, Shen SuyanAbstract:Drawing on urban memory perspectives,this paper presents an empirical analysis of the different characteristics and dimensions of a representative Cultural Tourism destination,the Confucius Temple in the Qinhuai River Scenic Area of Nanjing,as it is perceived by hosts and guests,and the mechanisms of their impact. The study was carried out using questionnaires,and in-depth interviews, and the data was statistically analyzed with the aid of a structural equation model. We were able to obtain several results from this study,which were as follows. Perceptions of hosts as well as guests were congruent regarding the material dimensions of the destination in the following descending order: living and leisure facilities; the historical architecture and landscape; traditional gourmet shops; and the remains of the former residence. There were four main factors that were behind these perceptions: the organic integration of modern elements into urban development,the high value that was attributed to the architecture and landscape,a lack of self-generated and external supplies,and a unidimensional and static display of the remains of the former residence. By contrast,the perceptions of intangible elementsdiffered in terms of the order of priority that was attributed to each dimension by the hosts and the guests. To further elaborate on this concept,the perceptions of the hosts regarding these intangible elements indicated the following characteristics in descending order: pop folklore activities; the characteristics of local,traditional specialties; the historical and Cultural atmosphere; and the living atmosphere of the streets and alleys. However,the perceptions of the guests regarding these intangible elements indicated a different ordering of these dimensions: the characteristics of local traditional specialties; the historic and Cultural atmosphere; pop folklore activities; and the living atmosphere of the streets and alleys. We identified four main factors that likely account for the difference in the perceptions between the hosts and the guests,which included:( 1) the weakened carriers and modes of protecting and inheriting the intangible Cultural heritage;( 2) the distinctive local flavor of traditional cuisine;( 3) the accelerated process of culture acculturation driven by economic benefits;( 4) the impacts of the "squeeze"on the environment of the street and alleys. Culture is of importance because it is not only the blood of a nation but also the spiritual support of the nation's people. As a prism of time and space,which can refract urban memory,the historical Cultural block of the Confucius Temple has witnessed the fluctuating cycles of Nanjing city over an epoch that covers six dynasties. Therefore,it has particular value for preserving urban memory and the rich local culture against a background of "feature crisis" of "one side for thousands of cities"that is growing in intensity. Because of this value,more attention should be given to respecting history and preserving memory through the retrieval and inheritance of the deep urban memory that is stored in Cultural Tourism destinations. This could make an important contribution to enhancing the wealth of culture and to the accelerated development of Tourism,thereby facilitating a deep confluence of culture and Tourism.
Huang Zhenfang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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research on the differentiation of perceived dimensions after the trip of the Cultural Tourism destination based on the urban memory a case study of confucius temple qinhuai river scenic area of nanjing
Tourism Tribune, 2014Co-Authors: Huang Zhenfang, Tang Wenyue, Shen SuyanAbstract:Drawing on urban memory perspectives,this paper presents an empirical analysis of the different characteristics and dimensions of a representative Cultural Tourism destination,the Confucius Temple in the Qinhuai River Scenic Area of Nanjing,as it is perceived by hosts and guests,and the mechanisms of their impact. The study was carried out using questionnaires,and in-depth interviews, and the data was statistically analyzed with the aid of a structural equation model. We were able to obtain several results from this study,which were as follows. Perceptions of hosts as well as guests were congruent regarding the material dimensions of the destination in the following descending order: living and leisure facilities; the historical architecture and landscape; traditional gourmet shops; and the remains of the former residence. There were four main factors that were behind these perceptions: the organic integration of modern elements into urban development,the high value that was attributed to the architecture and landscape,a lack of self-generated and external supplies,and a unidimensional and static display of the remains of the former residence. By contrast,the perceptions of intangible elementsdiffered in terms of the order of priority that was attributed to each dimension by the hosts and the guests. To further elaborate on this concept,the perceptions of the hosts regarding these intangible elements indicated the following characteristics in descending order: pop folklore activities; the characteristics of local,traditional specialties; the historical and Cultural atmosphere; and the living atmosphere of the streets and alleys. However,the perceptions of the guests regarding these intangible elements indicated a different ordering of these dimensions: the characteristics of local traditional specialties; the historic and Cultural atmosphere; pop folklore activities; and the living atmosphere of the streets and alleys. We identified four main factors that likely account for the difference in the perceptions between the hosts and the guests,which included:( 1) the weakened carriers and modes of protecting and inheriting the intangible Cultural heritage;( 2) the distinctive local flavor of traditional cuisine;( 3) the accelerated process of culture acculturation driven by economic benefits;( 4) the impacts of the "squeeze"on the environment of the street and alleys. Culture is of importance because it is not only the blood of a nation but also the spiritual support of the nation's people. As a prism of time and space,which can refract urban memory,the historical Cultural block of the Confucius Temple has witnessed the fluctuating cycles of Nanjing city over an epoch that covers six dynasties. Therefore,it has particular value for preserving urban memory and the rich local culture against a background of "feature crisis" of "one side for thousands of cities"that is growing in intensity. Because of this value,more attention should be given to respecting history and preserving memory through the retrieval and inheritance of the deep urban memory that is stored in Cultural Tourism destinations. This could make an important contribution to enhancing the wealth of culture and to the accelerated development of Tourism,thereby facilitating a deep confluence of culture and Tourism.
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spatial cognitive differentiation of synergetic development of regional Cultural Tourism a case study of nanjing metropolitan area
Tourism Tribune, 2013Co-Authors: Hou Bing, Huang Zhenfang, Chen Xiaojing, Fan ChuhanAbstract:With the development of competition and cooperation among regional Tourism operators,the effect of administration on the optimization of the spatial relations of regional Tourism is gradually declining.However,the mechanism of Cultural influence between areas is relatively stable.The distribution of Cultural resources in cross-administrative regions is a common phenomenon,and Cultural Tourism has become an important influence in the synergetic development of regional Tourism. The synergetic development of regional Cultural Tourism should not only be based on the realistic foundation of cooperative development of regional Tourism,but should also consider how to better inherit and integrate regional culture.This differs from traditional forms of cooperation in regional Tourism.It is particularly important to consider public cognition and evaluation of the development of regional Cultural Tourism,and to understand social responses and demands of Cultural Tourism.In this way,we can shift thinking about development from a traditional model dominated by the influence of government,to a new form involving the government in conjunction with the market,with demand as the primary mainstay of development.This shift in thinking may be beneficial for the development and prosperity of Cultural Tourism and regional Tourism. Taking Nanjing Metropolitan Area as an example,the current paper sought to design a research project to elaborate the development status of regional Cultural Tourism,and outline a realistic foundation and the basic conditions of synergetic development.In addition,we sought to implement a combination of social investigation and quantitative analysis to analyze public cognition and evaluation of the synergetic development of regional Cultural Tourism. The results revealed that respondents' perspectives were affected by urban historical and Cultural background,and the development of the Tourism industry,among other factors.Clear differences were found in peoples' perceptions of the historical formation of urban Cultural resources,and the characteristics and influence of the Cultural aspects of Tourism.We found that respondents felt positively about the identification and accumulation of Cultural influences on regional Tourism,and the necessity of strengthening the synergetic development between urban Cultural Tourism.In contrast,participants reported significantly different attitudes about the sense of belonging and Cultural integration in metropolitan areas compared with the central city of Nanjing.In addition,we found that the presence of common Cultural elements in a city directly influenced the extent and effect of synergetic development of regional Tourism. The current empirical analysis revealed the characteristics of spatial cognitive differentiation of synergetic development of regional Cultural Tourism: oriented towards Cultural resources,traffic location,and Cultural contact.This conclusion may be helpful for clarifying the development of thinking about regional Tourism and Cultural Tourism under the guidance of local government,for integrating and deepening the development of Cultural Tourism resources for Tourism destinations,and for identifying the approach to synergetic development of regional Cultural Tourism that is most appropriate to local characteristics and development phases.
