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The global theme park industry [electronic resource] / Salvador Anton Clavé.

By: Clave, Salvador Anton.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2007Description: xxi, 459 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Amusement parks -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 791.06/8 Other classification: 83.67 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The social origins of the theme park concept -- Development and categorisation -- Globalization of the theme park industry -- A profile of major theme park operators -- Theme parks and the commercialisation of leisure -- The urbanism of theme parks and spatial innovation -- The impact of theme parks -- The development of theme park destinations -- Factors influencing the development process -- Basic principles of theme park planning -- The architectonical design of a theme park -- Management strategies.
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791.06/8 (Browse shelf) Available

"Translated by Andrew Clarke"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-447) and index.

The social origins of the theme park concept -- Development and categorisation -- Globalization of the theme park industry -- A profile of major theme park operators -- Theme parks and the commercialisation of leisure -- The urbanism of theme parks and spatial innovation -- The impact of theme parks -- The development of theme park destinations -- Factors influencing the development process -- Basic principles of theme park planning -- The architectonical design of a theme park -- Management strategies.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.