Atmospheric Turn in Culture and Tourism

Michael Volgger is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Marketing and Co-Director of the Tourism Research Cluster at Curtin University, Australia. His research on tourism destination governance, product development and innovation in tourism and tourism marketing has been published widely in high quality journals and books. Dieter Pfister is head of the "Building Owner-Program" at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Since the 1990s, his research has focused on the connection between brand and space and design strategy. Based on practical experience, he has developed and published various theoretical models and shaped concepts, including atmospheric design.

• Chapter 1. Introduction; Michael Volgger and Dieter Pfister Part 1: Atmosphere and cultureChapter 2. Philosophy of the atmospheric turn; Thomas Latka Chapter 3. The concept of atmosphere from a multidisciplinary perspective; Dieter Pfister Chapter 4. Describing and creating atmospheres; Dieter Pfister Chapter 5. Architectural governance and the coordination of building culture: An exploratory reflection; Michael Volgger, Harald Pechlaner, Anna Scuttari and Elsa Innerhofer Chapter 6. Enhancing understanding: The atmospheric dimension of communication as a catalyst for creating deeper human understanding; Thomas Herdin Chapter 7. Changing atmospheres - On the duration and exploration of urban experiences; Andreas Rauh Chapter 8. The effects of atmospheres; Rainer Kazig Chapter 9. Combining brand theory with space and atmosphere theory; Dieter Pfister Part 2: Atmosphere in tourism, hospitality and events Chapter 10. Staging genius loci: Atmospheric interventions in tourism destinations; Michael Volgger Chapter 11. Travel beautifully: The role of aesthetics in experience design; Ksenia Kirillova and Philipp Wassler Chapter 12. Social aspects of tourism atmosphere and emotional contagion in destinations; Kemal Gurkan Kucukergin and Bekir Bora Dedeoglu Chapter 13. Atmospheric turn and digitisation as chances for a sustainable destination management; Christian Laesser, Dieter Pfister and Pietro Beritelli Chapter 14. From flow analysis to shared insight to planning for impact - The development campaign of Altdorf (CH); Pietro Beritelli Chapter 15. Does the living space prevent destination development? The Bavarian town of Eichstaett as a space of possibilities; Harald Pechlaner, Daniel Zacher, Elina Gavriljuk and Christian Eckert Chapter 16. What Colour and Light Do in Service Atmospherics: A Neuro-marketing Perspective; Emrah Ozkul, Hakan Boz, Bilsen Bilgili and Erdogan Koc Chapter 17. In search of underwater atmosphere: A new diving world on artificial reefs; Caglar Bideci and Carl Cater Chapter 18. Authenticity as a contributor to satisfaction with arts events: The moderating role of involvement; Bilge Aykol, Manolya Aksatan and İlayda İpek Chapter 19. Extending a festival's social atmosphere online: The Case of Fotografia Europea; Lorenzo Mizzau, Fabrizio Montanari and Marta Massi Chapter 20. Silence as a moment of luxury: Insights from contemporary travellers visiting churches; Hannele Kauppinen-Räisänen, Helene Cristini and Marie-Nathalie Jauffret Chapter 21. Capricornia - an atmosphere of 'otherness'; Christof Pforr and Michael Volgger Chapter 22. How advertising eAtmospherics impact consumer behaviour: Evidence from true field experiments in hospitality and tourism; Arch G. Woodside, Pedro Mir Bernal and Bomi Kang