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Informationen zum Autor Robert R. Nelson Klappentext "Co-published simultaneously as Journal of convention & event tourism! v. 8! no. 4! 2007." Zusammenfassung Presents a multidisciplinary approach to the challenges of developing larger infrastructural needs. This book provides insights into various complex aspects of developing the infrastructure for convention and event tourism, including economic development, land use issues, politics, security issues, governance, and citizen participation. Inhaltsverzeichnis What Are Cities Really Committing to When They Build a Convention Center? (J. Dana Clark) Public Financing of Headquarter Hotels in the United States (Robert R. Nelson) The Rhetoric of Financial Decision Making: An Analysis of Public Discourse Concerning the New Washington Convention Center (Daphne A. Jameson) Estimating the Economic Impact of Event Tourism: A Review of Issues and Methods (Nancy M. Hodur and F. Larry Leistritz1) Measuring the Economic Impacts of Convention Centers and Event Tourism: A Discussion of the Key Issues (Ash Morgan and Simon Condliffe) Convention and Exhibition Center Development in Korea (Myong Jae Lee and Kyong Mo Lee) Kelo: Is It Much To Do About Nothing? (JeAnna Abbott) Convention Centers as Staging Grounds for Disaster Recovery: Lessons Learned from 911 and Katrina (Marvin J. Cetron, Fred J. DeMicco, Robert R. Nelson, Warren L. Reuther, and John A. Williams) Index Reference Notes Included
