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Informationen zum Autor Kaye Sung Chon Zusammenfassung Gives the knowledge and skills needed to keep a business on top of the competitive field of tourism and leisure. Analyzes and explains demographics, global supply and demand, globalization, intercultural behaviour and mobility, to help you forecast future consumer needs. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Editors Contributors Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction. After the Anthill Was Stomped: The Customization of Life and Leisure A Revolution in World Population and Living Arrangements A Revolution in Work A Revolution in the Bases of Modern EconomiesPostcapitalist Economies of Knowledge and Experience A Revolution of Networked Economies and Globalization The Impact of Globalization Multipolar and Multicivilizational Politics and Power Revolutionary Changes in Environment A Revolution in Urban Areas A Revolution in the Mass Customization of Products and Services Conclusion SECTION I: CHANGES IN DEMOGRAPHICS, STAGES OF LIFE, AND LEISURE BEHAVIOR Chapter 1. Leisure Futures: A Change in Demography? Introduction Framework Demographic Change Data Results Conclusion Chapter 2. Concerns and Considerations About the Future of Youth Leisure: An International Perspective Introduction Case Studies Critical Questions and Issues for the Future of Youth Leisure Time Use, Experience, and Human Development Civic and Societal Benefits Opportunities for Participation and Provision of Service Conclusion Chapter 3. A Leisure Lifestyle Study of Generation X in New Zealand Introduction Background Methodology Results Discussion SECTION II: THE GLOBALIZATION OF LEISURE OR REDISCOVERING SLOWNESS? Chapter 4. Spacing and Timing in Leisure Activities Scenario The Study of Leisure Activities Space and Time Spacing and Timing Examples and Cases Conclusion Chapter 5. The Rediscovery of Slowness, or Leisure Time As One’s Own and As a Self-Aggrandizement? Introduction The Formation of Personal Time Leisure Time As an Institution Vacation Time Slowness During Vacation Chapter 6. Can Slow Tourism Bring New Life to Alpine Regions? Introduction Slow Tourism: An Antidote to Speed and a Promising Niche Slow Tourism and Its Principles Conclusion Chapter 7. Leisure Investments: Global Supply and Demand Introduction How, Then, Can We Even Begin to Look Ahead? Megaperspectives The Future Alternatives SECTION III: (INTER)CULTURAL LEISURE BEHAVIOR Chapter 8. Intercultural Behavior: Glimpses of Leisure from an Asian Perspective Introduction Collectivism and Face Asian Hierarchy of Needs The Concept and Meaning of Leisure: An Asian Perspective Implications for Leisure Service Provision Conclusion Chapter 9. Cultural Tourism and the Leisure Paradigm: The Australian Experience Introduction Understanding Leisure and Tourism Leisure and Cultural Tourism Leisure and the Arts Australian Cultural Participation Cultural Tourism Conclusion Chapter 10. A Comparison of Leisure Styles in Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, and Portugal Introduction Methodology Lifestyles As a Criterion for Segmentation in the Leisure A...
