A Geography of Heritage

Power, Culture and Economy
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-340-67778-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

The concept of heritage relates to the ways in which contemporary society uses the past as a social, political or economic resource. However, heritage is open to interpretation and its value may be perceived from differing perspectives - often reflecting divisions in society. Moreover, the schism between the cultural and economic uses of heritage also gives rise to potential conflicts of interest.

Examining these issues in depth, this book is the first sustained attempt to integrate the study of heritage into contemporary human geography. It is structured around three themes: the diversity of use and consumption of heritage as a multi-sold cultural and economic resource; the conflicts and tensions arising from this multiplicity of uses, producers and consumers; and the relationship between heritage and identity at a variety of scales.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Graham, Brian

Ashworth, Greg

Tunbridge, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Tourismus & Reise: Ökonomie, Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Soziale & wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Heritage and geography
Part 1 The context
The uses and abuses of heritage
Part 2 Heritage and the cultural realm: its social and political uses
Heritage, power and identity
Heritage and national identity
Multicultural heritage: from dissonance to harmony?
Part 3 The economic uses of heritage
Heritage and economics: an ambiguous relationship
Heritage in economic development strategies
Part 4 Heritage and scale
Heritage and scale I: the national
Heritage and scale II: the local
Heritage and scale II: from the national to the continental management of heritage
Heritage and scale II: towards a global heritage
Towards an integrated geography of heritage.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor of Human Geography, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland., Professor of Heritage Management and Urban Tourism, University of Groningen, The Netherlands., Associate Professor of Geography, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.