Key Concepts in Theme Park Studies
Understanding Tourism and Leisure Spaces
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Beschreibung
This book offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to theme parks and the field of theme park studies. It identifies and discusses relevant economic, social, and cultural as well as medial, historical, and geographical aspects of theme parks worldwide, from the big international theme park chains to smaller, regional, family-operated parks. The book also describes the theories and methods that have been used to study theme parks in various academic disciplines and reviews the major contexts in which theme parks have been studied. By providing the necessary backgrounds, theories, and methods to analyze and understand theme parks both as a business field and as a socio-cultural phenomenon, this book will be a great resource to students, academics from all disciplines interested in theme parks, and professionals and policy-makers in the leisure and entertainment as well as the urban planning sector.
This book offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to theme parks and the field of theme park studies. It identifies and discusses relevant economic, social, and cultural as well as medial, historical, and geographical aspects of theme parks worldwide, from the big international theme park chains to smaller, regional, family-operated parks. The book also describes the theories and methods that have been used to study theme parks in various academic disciplines and reviews the major contexts in which theme parks have been studied. By providing the necessary backgrounds, theories, and methods to analyze and understand theme parks both as a business field and as a socio-cultural phenomenon, this book will be a great resource to students, academics from all disciplines interested in theme parks, and professionals and policy-makers in the leisure and entertainment as well as the urban planning sector.
Defines the most central concepts in theme park studies Analyzes the development, design, and operation of theme parks as well as their visitors and employees Discusses theme parks worldwide and from the big international chains to smaller, regional, family-operated parks
Autor*in
Florian Freitag
Themen in »Key Concepts in Theme Park Studies«
Theme park industry Theme park design Theme park management Theme park history Theme park rides Theme park visitors Amusement park Amusement park history Immersive environments Tourist destination Disney parks Universal Studios Global theme park industry Theme parks and urban development Family operated theme parks