Turyzm/Tourism: Ostatnio dodane
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Tourism Space: An Attempt at a Fresh Look
(Lodz University Press, 2014-11-20)In this article, the author is trying to answer the fundamental question: what is present-day tourism space like at a time of highly increasing flows of people or even a shift from the space of a ‘place’ to the space of a ... -
The Phenomenology of Tourism Space
(Lodz University Press, 2014-11-20)Although it is among the most frequently used notions in the study of tourism, the concept of tourism space is understood in a variety of ways. Similar to the term ‘geographical space’, it is often used intuitively, often ... -
The Tourism Function of the Castles of the Knights of the Teutonic Order in Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2014-10-08)The author’s main objective is to define the level of development of the tourism function of the Teutonic Order castles found in the area of contemporary Poland. The author has taken into account both well-preserved and ... -
New Spaces and Forms of Tourism in Experience Economy
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2014-10-08)One of the best known economic theories of the early 21st c. is Pine & Gilmore’s of the experience economy (1999). This is nothing new for the tourism industry which has always been selling emotions, dreams and memories ... -
Folk Culture Resources as a Component of Tourism Space
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2014-10-08)The paper concerns folk tourism - describes the mutual relations between folk culture and tourism and the main mechanisms of the commercialization of cultural heritage. Moreover it locates folk culture resources in tourism ... -
Spatial and Morphological Effects of Tourism Urbanisation in the Łódź Metropolitan Area
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2014-10-08)The article presents the effects of urbanisation that took place from 1979 to 2004, on the space of tourism areas in the rural-urban fringe of the Łódź Metropolitan Area. The study concerns morphological changes, i.e. land ... -
Museums in Cultural Tourism in Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2014-10-08)The article presents the museums, their potential and their significance for cultural tourism in Poland. Its aims are achieved through a presentation of registered national museums, ‘monuments of history’, museum buildings ... -
The Use of Holiday Biography in Generation-Based ‘Tourism Space’ Research
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2014-10-08)The article presents the concept of generation-based ‘tourism space’ research using the holiday biography method. The author refers to her earlier research conducted among three generations of Łodź families. She discusses ... -
The History of Architecture and Art and How It Is Seen by Tourists
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2014-10-08)The article presents the relation between the presence of works of art (buildings, sculptures, paintings) at different locations in the world, and tourism. The main theoretical and practical questions include the following: ... -
Volunteer Tourism from the Perspective of the Social Sciences
(Lodz University Press, 2013-04-25)This article is a survey of research and a presentation of the standpoints of different researchers on volunteer tourism -
Use of the Concept Of ‘Product’ to Analyze the Relationships Between Tourism and Physical Culture
(Lodz University Press, 2013-04-25)The purpose of this article is to present opportunities for research which show the common ground between tourism and physical culture using approaches and methods worked out and applied in economics. Attention has been ... -
Tourism Trends Among Generation Y in Poland
(Lodz University Press, 2013-04-25)On the basis of empirical studies and available sources, the author presents tourism as undertaken by young Poles from Generation Y, with reference to demographic, and above all generational changes. She focuses on presenting ... -
Lomonosov Moscow State University: The Major Centre for Russian Research and Education Into Tourism and Recreation
(Lodz University Press, 2013-04-25)The author discusses the tourism geography research which has been undertaken at Lomonosov State University in Moscow over many years. This academic institution is one of the most famous research centres dealing with spatial ... -
Tourism in Moscow after the ‘Perestroika’ transformations
(Lodz University Press, 2012-08-13)Moscow seems indeed to be a centre of world tourism. On the one hand, its tourism attractiveness for Russians and foreigners, as well as the wide opportunities it offers to its own inhabitants, stimulates trips for tourism ... -
Sea cruises as a new branch of the tourism industry
(Lodz University Press, 2012-08-13)The article presents sea cruises - a form of tourism which is not very common in Poland but flourishes in other parts of the world. The author describes world and European fleets, cruise routes, ports visited and elements ... -
The influence of the revitalization of former industrial urban areas on new urban and tourism spaces: case studies of Manchester and Lyon
(Lodz University Press, 2012-08-13)The purpose of this article is the identification of changes to urban and tourism space due to the revitalization of the industrial wastelands in selected cities of Western Europe. The first section presents problematic ... -
An attempt at an integrated assessment of the tourism attractiveness of a region: the example of north Karelia (Finland)
(Lodz University Press, 2012-08-13)The article presents a proposal for an integrated assessment of the tourism attractiveness of a region. The holistic approach used in the author's master's thesis is given as an example. The article presents the results ... -
Between acceptance and dislike: the intricacy of cross-cultural contacts while travelling
(Lodz University Press, 2012-08-13)Today travelling is a global phenomenon. Many journeys involve cross-cultural contacts, often between cultures which are very remote from each other. Some questions arise: does the contemporary traveller expect cross-cultural ... -
Processes of tourism space formation
(Versita, 2012-01-31)The article is an attempt to name and define the processes which transform geographical space and result in the appearance or disappearance of tourism space as broadly understood. The processes include restructurization ... -
The sanctuary as a means of organizing urban space: a case study of selected sanctuaries in Poland
(Versita, 2012-01-31)This paper attempts to show that a sanctuary can alter urban space. A sanctuary is a very special place because of its religious nature and attracts both pilgrims and tourists. The spatial structure of a sanctuary is ...