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A typical geographers' approach to tourism is to emphasise the analysis of spatial flows and space uses and the synthesis of territorial coherence between people, place and product. The renewed interest in the territorial aspects of tourism can be seen as a response to globalisation on the one hand and the search for unique, authentic and grass-rooted experience on the other. In recent tourism studies...
The paper discusses the background for the emergence of such 'mountain resorts', their types and changes in their mode of operation. Some theoretical and practical issues will be illustrated with examples derived from Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.
The author refers to the concept of 'tourism space' published earlier, and confronts this notion with a definition of 'urban space', bearing in mind that both these 'spaces' are subspaces of general 'geographical space'. Assuming that each is distinguished on the basis of differing criteria, the author believes that the tourism function which gives rise to 'tourism space' can develop within 'urban...
The article presents the reconstruction of the urbanization process in Wisniowa Góra, a village near Lódz. It came into being in 1870 as a farming village, surrounded by a forest. After several years the holiday function developed there, which became the base for the general development of the destination during the inter-war period. In 1945-1989 Wisniowa Góra became a dormitory village and a summer...
The author attempts to define the term 'tourism landscape'. It is treated as an important attribute of tourism space therefore, apart from its definition, the author presents its characteristic features and various types of such spaces with differing tourism landscapes. The landscapes of tourism space are treated not only as tourism assets or attractions, but also as the consequences of tourism activity...
The aim of the article is to draw the reader's attention to the tourism attractiveness of renowned Polish libraries. These have attained a tourism function due to tourism exploration and penetration, but remain in the shadow of other Polish cultural assets. The article outlines the historical geography of Polish libraries, an analysis of tourism assets and an attempt to classify and catalogue libraries...
Malopolskie Województwo (Voivodeship) is one of the most popular tourist regions in Poland. Due to many attractions, long traditions of hosting tourists and well-developed accommodation facilities, Malopolskie Województwo has become the destination for a growing number of international tourists in recent years. Significant growth in incoming international tourism is found both in Kraków and in mountain...
The author attempts to outline early tourism writing by professors and graduates from the Kraków Academy (Akademia Krakowska), the majority of which are geographic and cartographic works. Among the authors, Jan Dlugosz, Wawrzyniec Korwin, Jan z Glogowa, Maciej z Miechowa (Miechowita), Bernard Wapowski and Marcin Kromer should be mentioned.
The article concerns former residences in Poland and their contemporary use as museums. The authoresses present the history of Polish residences, the development of museums in castles, palaces and manor houses, their spatial distribution and the relations between the type of building and that of the museum collection.
The author does a review of the research into tourist activity and concludes that the particular character of tourist behaviour is reflected best in the study of time budgets. He proposes Max Weber's ideal-type method to be used in the analysis. In the conclusions to the article the author presents typical examples of qualitative time (recreation, holidays, tourism).
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is a form of cooperation between the public sector and the private in order to carry out projects or services traditionally supplied by the public sector. This mode of investment is most commonly applied to the creation of technological infrastructure projects. According to the author PPP will allow coastal tourist communes (gminas) to speed up the implementation of...
The article presents the more important results of research concerning the sightseeing attractions of Wroclaw which can then be used to inform the organisation of the tourism offer of the city.
The study is an attempt to verify a model of the relations between motivation, quality of attraction, benefits, satisfaction and the behavioural intentions of visitors to tourism attractions. The data for the analysis was collected from 582 visitors during the 10th Archaeological Festival at Biskupin. It was noted that the effect of the quality of the attraction on behavioural intentions leads to...
The purpose of this article is to describe the different types of tourism undertaken by school pupils (aged 15-19) through the example of their tourism trips. Two cities were used: Slupsk and Czestochowa. Analyses of the differing forms of tourism have been made in the context of geographical, socio-economic and demographic determinants for both cities.
The article concerns theoretical positions on the influence of tourism on regional and local development. The adaptation possibilities of chosen regional development theories for the research needs of the tourism influence on regional development are presented. Four groups were analysed: 1) endogenous development theories; 2) network development theories; 3) economic base theories; 4) polarisation...
The article presents conclusions on the tourism activity of university students in Lódz. It is based on a survey conducted in October and November 2008 among final year students at six state-run universities in Lódz. The article presents the socio-demographic structure of the respondents, their tourism trips and the factors influencing them, while the conclusions offer a functional model of recreation...
The aim of this article is a classification of monuments and memorial plaques located in the area of 'Lódz-Sródmiescie' (the city centre district) in terms of their tourism value. The author, based on research and analysis, estimates their value as present or potential sites of interest for tourists visiting Lódz and their possible use for tourism aims.
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