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Cultural and heritage tourism in the Middle East and North Africa : complexities, management and practices / edited by C. Michael Hall and Siamak Seyfi.

Contributor(s): Hall, Colin Michael, 1961- [editor.] | Seyfi, Siamak [editor.]Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780429279065; 042927906X; 9781000177169; 1000177165; 1000177084; 9781000177121; 1000177122; 9781000177084Subject(s): Heritage tourism -- Middle East | Heritage tourism -- Africa, North | Sustainable tourism -- Middle East | Sustainable tourism -- Africa, North | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & TourismDDC classification: 338.4/7915604 LOC classification: G155.M66Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement

Contents:

Cultural heritage tourism in the MENA : introduction and background / Siamak Seyfi & C. Michael Hall -- Tourism and the multi-faith heritage of the Middle East and North Africa : a resource perspective / Dallen J. Timothy -- Contesting religious heritage in the Middle East / Daniel H. Olsen & Chad F. Emmett -- Making a sense of place for Safranbolu World Heritage Site : an analysis of Safranbolu : reflections of time / Enis Tataroglu -- Cultural heritage and tourism in Tunisia : evolution, challenges and perspectives / Najem Dhaher, Siamak Seyfi & C. Michael Hall -- Touring 'our' past : World Heritage tourism and post-colonialism in Morocco / Bailey Ashton Adie -- National park or urban green space : the case of [Tel] Ashkelon / Yael Ram -- Cultural heritage in Palestine : challenges and opportunities / Rami K. Isaac -- Visitors' expectation and experience in a World Heritage site : evidence from ancient Gobekli Tepe, Sanliurfa, Turkey / Ali Rıza Manci -- Themepark Arabism : Disneyfying the UAE's heritage for Western tourist consumption / Salma Thani & Tom Heenan -- Integrated cultural heritage planning in Egypt : a catalyst for tourism after the Arab Spring? / Eman M. Helmy -- UNESCO's World Heritage sites : the interplay between international and local branding for the Gonbad-e Qābus Brick Tower, Iran / Bardia Shabani, Hazel Tucker & Amin Nazifi -- Factors influencing residents' perceptions toward heritage tourism : a gender perspective / S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Babak Taheri, Martin Gannon & Hamid Ataeishad -- Climate change threats to cultural and heritage tourism in Iran / Jennifer M. Fitchett and Gholamreza Roshan -- Conclusion : the futures of cultural heritage tourism in the MENA countries / C. Michael Hall & Siamak Seyfi.

Summary: "This is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of cultural and heritage tourism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the many complexities that heritage sites and tourist attractions face. The MENA region has long been regarded as the cradle of Western and Arab civilisation and is the home of many of the world's major religions. Because of this, the region is rich in heritage sites that serve as major tourist attractions and as icons of national, cultural and religious identity. However, as this book examines, heritage in the region is simultaneously highly contested and has even become a target for terrorism creating a situation that brought major challenges for heritage management and sustainable tourism development. Many of the region's innumerable cultural sites are threatened, in some cases by overuse, in others by neglect and, in many, simply by the pressures of economic development. This book is therefore of interest not only to heritage managers and policy makers but those academics who seek to address the delicate balance between tourism development, communities and the tourists who visit such sites in a turbulent but highly significant region of the world"-- Provided by publisher.

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"This is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of cultural and heritage tourism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the many complexities that heritage sites and tourist attractions face. The MENA region has long been regarded as the cradle of Western and Arab civilisation and is the home of many of the world's major religions. Because of this, the region is rich in heritage sites that serve as major tourist attractions and as icons of national, cultural and religious identity. However, as this book examines, heritage in the region is simultaneously highly contested and has even become a target for terrorism creating a situation that brought major challenges for heritage management and sustainable tourism development. Many of the region's innumerable cultural sites are threatened, in some cases by overuse, in others by neglect and, in many, simply by the pressures of economic development. This book is therefore of interest not only to heritage managers and policy makers but those academics who seek to address the delicate balance between tourism development, communities and the tourists who visit such sites in a turbulent but highly significant region of the world"-- Provided by publisher.

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