Clav�e, Salvador Anton.

The global theme park industry [electronic resource] / Salvador Anton Clav�e. - Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2007. - xxi, 459 p. : ill., maps.

"Translated by Andrew Clarke"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-447) and index.

The social origins of the theme park concept -- Development and categorisation -- Globalization of the theme park industry -- A profile of major theme park operators -- Theme parks and the commercialisation of leisure -- The urbanism of theme parks and spatial innovation -- The impact of theme parks -- The development of theme park destinations -- Factors influencing the development process -- Basic principles of theme park planning -- The architectonical design of a theme park -- Management strategies.


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Amusement parks--History.


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