The challenge and response to global tourism in the post-modern era: The commodification, reconfiguration and mutual transformation of Habana Vieja, Cuba

Urban Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1079-1096

  Bailey, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE TOURISM; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN RENEWAL;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CIUDAD DE LA HABANA; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES; HAVANA;

EID: 42249104002     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098008089854     Document Type: Article

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