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Railway Heritage and Tourism [electronic resource] : Global Perspectives

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by Conlin, Michael V.
Call Number 338.4791
Publication Date 2014
Summary This is the first book of its kind to examine railway heritage in the context of tourism in a comprehensive, internationally relevant manner. It explores the challenges faced by developers and operators of railway heritage destinations including financial, legal and managerial sustainability in the modern tourism industry. These themes are exemplified by a variety of case studies of railway heritage in tourism from regions around the world including North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Australasia. The volume will be of particular interest to scholars of cultural touris
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Mining Heritage and Tourism [electronic resource] : A Global Synthesis

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by Conlin, Michael V.
Call Number 338.4791
Publication Date 2010
Summary Many former mining areas have now lost their industrial function and are now turning to tourism for regional revitalization and community economic development. The transformation process of these industrial, and in some cases derelict, mining sites and landscapes into an area of interest for tourists is a major challenge both for planners and for tourism managers. It involves complex consideration to both the preservation of the physical site and community mining heritages as well as the health, safety and environmental factors inherent in opening these vast sites to the public. ""Mining Herit
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