{"product_id":"creative-tourism-in-smaller-communities-place-culture-and-local-representation-9781773851884","title":"Creative Tourism in Smaller Communities: Place, Culture, and Local Representation","description":"\u003cp\u003eTourists are travelling the world in greater numbers than ever before, seeking immersive cultural experiences. This massive rise of tourism has raised issues of social and cultural sustainability in the world's global cities. At the same time, smaller cities and rural communities struggling with increasing urbanization and the loss of traditional industries could benefit from increased tourism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmaller cities and communities are uniquely well-suited to hosting tourists seeking authentic connection with local cultures. Locally led, collaborative efforts to build creative tourism industries have the possibility to reinvigorate struggling communities. Creative tourism offers the opportunity to build socially and culturally sustainable channels for growth that benefit locals and visitors alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreative Tourism in Smaller Communities\u003c\/em\u003e examines the processes, policies, and methodologies of creative tourism, paying special attention to the ways creative and place-based tourism can aid sustainable cultural development. With topics ranging from placemaking through food to the cultural impacts of cruise travel, and from catalyzing creative tourism to creating resiliency, this collection offers a wide range of theoretical and practical perspectives from a variety of experts. \u003cem\u003eCreative Tourism in Smaller Communities\u003c\/em\u003e offers a bold vision for the future of tourism worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13981356\"\u003eKathleen Scherf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 7.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773851884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773851888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS081000\"\u003eIndustries | Hospitality, Travel \u0026amp; Tourism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Scherf\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of communication at Thompson Rivers University. She teaches in all fields of literature, communication, and travel media. She edited the journal \u003cem\u003eStudies in Canadian Literature\/ Études en littérature Canadienne\u003c\/em\u003e from 1989 to 1996, and is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Collected Poems of Malcom Lowry\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith Contributions By: \u003c\/b\u003e Jon Anderson, Geof Anthrobus, Jessica Faustini Aquino, Georgette Leah Burns, Suzanne de la Barre, Fiona Drummond, James Drummond, Nancy Duxbury, Dimitri Ioannides, M. Sharon Jeannotte, Jeffery Morgan, Evangelina Petridou, Solène Prince, Greg Richards, Kathleen Scherf, Susan L. 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