Tourism and Place Design

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Designing Places to Live, Operate and Visit

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvFredrik Hoppstadius,Mekonnen Tesfahuney,Ulrika Åkerlund

3 279 kr

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This book explores the tourism place design trialectic. It shows how destinations are assembled and gain meaning via social, material and ecological processes. Drawing on human geography, tourism and media studies, the book combines theoretical perspectives such as the second gaze, participatory design, more-than-human design and digital mediation, with empirical case studies ranging from rural landscapes, to culinary tourism, over tourism, as well as VR environments and AI-driven tourism experience design. In sum, this anthology offers analytical tools and novel theoretical frameworks that throw light on the contested material and digital terrain of tourism place design.The book is intended for students, researchers, planners, designers and professionals working with tourism development, place-making and destination planning.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-06-10
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Insights in Tourism Series
Antal sidor248
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041026105

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Fredrik Hoppstadius is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Karlstad University, Sweden, and programme director for the Tourism and Place Design programme. His research explores the intersections between tourism, landscape, and posthuman design, with a particular focus on mobility, rurality, and sustainability.Mekonnen Tesfahuney is Professor of Human Geography at Karlstad University, Sweden. His work engages with postcolonial theory, critical geopolitics, and mobility studies. He has published extensively on global migration, tourism, and the politics of difference.Ulrika Åkerlund is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Karlstad University, Sweden. Her research focuses on tourism planning, regional development, crisis and resilience management, and everyday life practices in Nordic and European contexts. She has led several research projects on migration and rural change.

Introduction – Tourism, Place & Design. Part I – Foundational Map. 1. Tourism: Shaping Experiences, Shaping Change. 2. Place: A Fixpoint In The Physical World Or A Metaphysical Reality? 3. Design: Reflective And Participatory Processes. 4. The Tourist Gaze & Place Design. Part II – Field To Form. 5. Understanding Places In The Design Process. 6. Rural Design And The Designing Of Nature. 7. Gastronomic Mobilities: Experiencing Place Design In Tourism. 8. Not By (Human) Design Alone: More-Than-Tourism Landscapes In Sweden And Singapore. Part III – Sensible (Digital) Futures. 9. Place Inclusion/Exclusion In Overtourism. 10. Conducting Sensible Digital Place Design. 11. Game And Play In Designing Places In VR – A Theoretical Approach To VR Tourism Emergence. 12. AI In The Development Of Tourism Experiences. 13. Coda.