1st Edition

Resort Spatiality Reimagining Sites of Mass Tourism

By Zelmarie Cantillon Copyright 2019
216 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book theorises resorts as distinct kinds of urban milieux, capturing the complexity of destinations famous for ‘sun, sand and sex’ mass tourism. Drawing on qualitative field research (participant observation, interviews and photography), the book discusses examples from six international resort destinations spread across four continents: the Gold Coast, Australia; Phuket and Koh Phangan,... Read more

1 Introduction: spatiality and mass tourism

2 Resort cities and regions: historical perspectives and contemporary developments

3 Popular imaginaries, stereotypes and representations

4 Culture and tourism: global trends, local specificity and the symbolic economy

5 Living in sites of leisure: local experiences and impacts of tourism

6 The right to the city: stratification and belonging among resort residents

7 Conclusion: mobilising difference and complexity

Biography

Zelmarie Cantillon is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia. She is co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Popular Music History and Heritage (2018) and has contributed to numerous edited collections and journals.