Table of Contents

Preface Illustrations Introduction The Importance and Problems of City Waterside Regions by Stephen J. Craig-Smith The Role of Tourism in Inner-Harbor Redevelopment: A Multinational Perspective by Stephen J. Craig-Smith Planning for Waterfront Revitalization--the Alexandria Experience, Virginia, the United States by Stephen S. Fuller Waterfront Revitalization in London: Market-led Planning and Tourism in London Docklands by Stephen Page Episodic Progress Toward a Grand Design: Waterside Redevelopment of Brisbane's South Bank by Michael Fagence Waterfront Redevelopment, Heritage, and Tourism in the Caribbean by Brian J. Hudson Event Tourism and the Creation of a Post-Industrial Portscape: The Case of Fremantle and the 1987 America's Cup by C. Michael Hall and John H. Selwood An Analysis of Image in Waterfront Cities by M. Kawasaki, T. Sasaki, and H. Yang Resident's Evaluation and the Recreational Uses of Urban Rivers by A. Yamashita and M. Hirana City Waterfront Redevelopment for Leisure, Recreation, and Tourism: Some Common Themes by Michael Fagence References

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Using an international set of case studies, the book examines recreation tourism as a catalyst for urban waterfront redevelopment.

About the Author

STEPHEN J. CRAIG-SMITH is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Business Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia. MICHAEL FAGENCE is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geographical Sciences and Planning at the University of Queensland in Brisbane.

Reviews

?The content of this book is well written bu the various authors. The case studies are excellent: factual, descriptive and sufficiently brief.?-Canadian Journal of Urban Research

?Written in an accessible style, the book is highly informative and will be of interest to general readers and policy makers alike.?-Choice

"Written in an accessible style, the book is highly informative and will be of interest to general readers and policy makers alike."-Choice

"The content of this book is well written bu the various authors. The case studies are excellent: factual, descriptive and sufficiently brief."-Canadian Journal of Urban Research