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Veniceland Atlantis – the bleak future of the world's favourite city

Veniceland Atlantis – the bleak future of the world's favourite city Book Reviews 343 examining community identity both in terms of the communities that host festivals, as well as to better understand those communities of people who go to them. The viability of festivals is examined in ways that counter dominant economic develop- ment narratives that rely on traditional ways of measuring economic contributions. This examination is summarized by Patricia Tindall who succinctly explains in Chapter 5 that ‘when economic benefits are understood in a relative sense, seemingly insignificant events in small places, with little or no need to build new local infrastructure, can be under- stood as economically meaningful’ (p. 89). Importantly, the collection of case studies undertaken as part of this research project illustrate the need to fund research programs that offer opportunities to integrate research outcomes with the aim of building innovative rural and regional development knowledge. Some readers might have benefitted from the inclusion of chapter abstracts at the begin- ning of the volume, and short introductory paragraphs that highlight a description of how section contents and theories or conceptualizations were used to determine the five themes that unite a set of chapters. A brief conclusion would also have been useful, especially if it summarized – http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change Taylor & Francis

Veniceland Atlantis – the bleak future of the world's favourite city

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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
Copyright Niels Christian Nielsen
ISSN
1747-7654
eISSN
1476-6825
DOI
10.1080/14766825.2012.734997
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Abstract

Book Reviews 343 examining community identity both in terms of the communities that host festivals, as well as to better understand those communities of people who go to them. The viability of festivals is examined in ways that counter dominant economic develop- ment narratives that rely on traditional ways of measuring economic contributions. This examination is summarized by Patricia Tindall who succinctly explains in Chapter 5 that ‘when economic benefits are understood in a relative sense, seemingly insignificant events in small places, with little or no need to build new local infrastructure, can be under- stood as economically meaningful’ (p. 89). Importantly, the collection of case studies undertaken as part of this research project illustrate the need to fund research programs that offer opportunities to integrate research outcomes with the aim of building innovative rural and regional development knowledge. Some readers might have benefitted from the inclusion of chapter abstracts at the begin- ning of the volume, and short introductory paragraphs that highlight a description of how section contents and theories or conceptualizations were used to determine the five themes that unite a set of chapters. A brief conclusion would also have been useful, especially if it summarized –

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Journal of Tourism and Cultural ChangeTaylor & Francis

Published: Dec 1, 2012

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