Tourists, signs and the city : the semiotics of culture in an urban landscape / Michelle M. Metro-Roland.

Main entry:

Metro-Roland, Michelle M.

Title & Author:

Tourists, signs and the city : the semiotics of culture in an urban landscape / Michelle M. Metro-Roland.

Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2011]
©2011

Description:

x, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

New directions in tourism analysis

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-165) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Peirce, Signs and Interpretation -- 3. Landscape and Tourism -- 4. The City--A Brief Introduction -- 5. Tourists in the City--Means and Methods -- 6. Signs in the City -- 7. Markets and Culture -- 8. Conclusions and Implications.

Summary:

"Drawing upon the literature of landscape geography, tourism studies, cultural studies, visual studies and philosophy, this book offers a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the interaction between urban environments and tourists. This is a necessary prerequisite for cities as they make themselves into enticing destinations and compete for tourists' attention. It argues that tourists make sense of, and draw meaningful conclusions about, the places in which they tour based upon the interpretation of the signs or elements encountered within the built environment, elements such as graffiti and lamp posts. The writings of the American pragmatist Charles S. Peirce on interpretation provide the theoretical model for explaining the way in which mind and world, or thoughts and objects, result in tourists interacting with place. This theoretical framework elucidates three applied studies undertaken with foreign visitors to the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Based upon extensive ethnographic field work, these studies focus on tourists' interpretation of the urban landscape, with particular attention paid to the encounters with national culture, the role of architecture and the importance of the prosaic in urban tourism"--Page [4] of cover.

ISBN:

9780754678090 (hardback ; alk. paper)
0754678091 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9780754696032 (ebook)
0754696030 (ebook)

Subject:

Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914.
Peirce, Charles S. 1839-1914
Peirce, Charles S.
Tourism.
Cities and towns.
Tourism Social aspects.
Signs and symbols Social aspects.
Semiotics.
Culture Semiotic models.
Villes.
Signes et symboles Aspect social.
Culture Modèles sémiotiques.
cities.
Kultursemiotik
Stadtlandschaft
Tourismus.
Stadt.
Semiotik.
toerisme in de stad
urban tourism
semiotiek
semiotics
steden
towns
stadsomgeving
urban environment
toeristen
tourists
cultuur
culture
psychologie
psychology
hongarije
hungary
Toerisme

Added entries:

New directions in tourism analysis.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 275926
Call No.: BIB 210422
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit