WEST-EDMONTON-MALL AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION

被引：46

作者：

BUTLER, RW

机构：

[1] Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

来源：

CANADIAN GEOGRAPHER-GEOGRAPHE CANADIEN | 1991年 / 35卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1541-0064.1991.tb01103.x

中图分类号：

P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ; 070501 ;

摘要：

Recent years have seen the mega‐phenomenon assume increasing significance in tourism; it is not surprising, therefore, that West Edmonton Mall, the world's first mega‐mall, should be viewed as a tourist attraction. This article discusses the role of shopping as a tourist activity and the opportunity to shop as a facet of the appeal of a location to tourists. It examines the relative attractiveness of West Edmonton Mall as a tourist destination in this context and concludes that it has few outstanding characteristics beyond its unique size and range of leisure facilities. The permanence of its appeal beyond the regional scale is therefore unikely. The long‐term appeal of shopping and related facilities is discussed in the context of a model of tourism development. Copyright © 1991, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

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页码：287 / 295

页数：9

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