Both visitor attractions and events play pivotal roles in the appeal of tourism destination regions to visitors by virtue of being the main motivator of tourist trips and determining consumersrsquo; choices. However; more recently visitor attractions have become more multifaceted; have proliferated and fragmented in terms of form; location; scale and style; and their role is undergoing major changes in a post-modern world as a result of consumer demands and competitive innovations. Visitor Attractions and Events for the first time theoretically and empirically explores the relations between events and attractions to offer new thinking of the role of space and place in shaping development; management practices and strategies in the sector as well as future implications. The book reveals how location is pivotal in the development; planning; and management of visitor attractions and events. Whereas the location of natural attractions is relatively fixed in space and their locations cannot be predetermined or relocated; human-made or contrived attractions are more influenced by the planning process in the context of the locational decision-making process. Competition and cooperation between visitor attractions and the aspects which shape these relations; including complementarities; compatibility; knowledge spill overs and diffusion of innovations; product similarities and spatial proximity remain largely ignored in the visitor attraction sector and thus are major elements in the focus of this book. Comparative examples ranging from small to major attractions in a wide variety of locations are included.This significant volume will appeal widely to all those interested in the visitor sector; such as tourism; events; leisure studies; destination management and sociology.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Bob LazrineDated. but if your a long time jazz lover. very informative and enjoyable.8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. RALPH J. GLEASON IS "A GOOD LISTENER." DUKE ELLINGTON.By Stuart JeffersonSadly. I think there are many people who dont know Ralph Gleasons name. If you didnt come up in the 60s era (and especially if youre not a jazz fan) his name means nothing. And thats too bad because Gleason wrote about jazz and then the music that came out of S.F. in the late 60s like few did.The interviews included here were (except one) done in Gleasons living room. This book is the first time the complete interviews have been publicly available. Gleason wrote a long running newspaper column and was the jazz critic for the S.F. Chronicle. He understood and loved jazz and wrote about it with intelligence and insight. The interviews are from the years 1959-1961. and include a number of musicians who either had changed the sound of jazz (Bill Evans. Philly Joe Jones) or would do so in the near future (Coltrane. Rollins) to name just a few. along with a number of other well known musicians.Included are "back and forth" conversations (as opposed to a strict interview style) with people like Quincy Jones. John Lewis. Percy Heath. Horace Silver. Jon Hendricks. and other musicians who were passing through S.F. on tour. Gleason intended to use his interviews as information for his writing. and his ability to "get next to" his subjects shines through in these pieces. His writing style was always easy to digest and his observations and enthusiasm for the music gave readers more insight into the jazz genre.Deep jazz fans will want to check out this book. Theres no photographs. This is a well made book. printed in America with archival paper used to preserve his writing. For me its a good addition to my jazz library. Gleason was one of those people who both loved jazz and could put that feeling into his writing--no matter if if he was writing his column. album liner notes. or a stand alone piece for a magazine. And if his writing intrigues you check out another book of his work (released at the same time as this book) on jazz. blues. rock. and other subjects. "Music In The Air". also published by Yale University Press.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Music Captured Though Moments in Time Through Soul-Baring ConversationsBy CS4.5 StarsConversations in Jazz: The Ralph Gleason InterviewsRalph Gleason. co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine and co-founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival. discovered jazz when he was a youngster recuperating from the measles. and went on to write record reviews for his college newspaper at Columbia University. Gleason launched his own music publication. ldquo;Jazz Information.rdquo; The first issue was mimeographed and mailed on 8 September 1939 from the back room of the 52nd Street Commodore Music Shop; ldquo;Jazz Informationrdquo; was one of the first magazines devoted to jazz in the US. Beginning the same week as WWII. it was also WWII that temporarily suspended Gleasonrsquo;s promotion of jazz.Relocating to the West Coast after WWII. Gleason began freelancing at the SF Chronicle until he was eventually hired full time in 1950. Over the years. he saw. heard. wrote reviews on numerous musicians. knew virtually everyone and was as at ease with everyone. making these conversations more like a visit with an old friend than an interview. In 1954 Gleason bought a small house on Ashby Avenue in Berkeley. California. which is where most of these recording were made.These recordings. these interviews remind me of some of my fatherrsquo;s old recorded conversations with some of his old flying buddies. they have that element of two guys. sitting around. maybe drinking a beer. smoking a cigar. just reminiscing. How music influenced their lives. and how their lives influenced their music. Some are longer than others. some were more interesting than others (to me). but all are worth reading.Included in this book are the transcripts of the recordings made by Gleason of his conversations with: John Coltrane. Quincy Jones. Dizzy Gillespie. John Lewis. Milt Jackson. Percy Heath. Connie Kay. Sonny Rollins. ldquo;Phillyrdquo; Joe Jones. Bill Evans. Horace Silver. Duke Ellington. Les McCann. Jon HendricksYou donrsquo;t have to be a jazz enthusiast to get something out of this book; each of these stories is remarkable in their own way. Music captured though moments in time through soul-baring conversations.Many thanks to the Yale University Press. NetGalley and to Toby Gleason (Editor and also son of Ralph J. Gleason) for providing me with an advanced copy.
