The Tourism and Leisure Industry: Shaping the Future

* About the Editors * Contributors * Preface and Acknowledgments * Introduction. After the Anthill Was Stomped: The Customization of Life and Leisure * A Revolution in World Population and Living Arrangements * A Revolution in Work * A Revolution in the Bases of Modern Economies--Postcapitalist Economies of Knowledge and Experience * A Revolution of Networked Economies and Globalization * The Impact of Globalization * Multipolar and Multicivilizational Politics and Power * Revolutionary Changes in Environment * A Revolution in Urban Areas * A Revolution in the Mass Customization of Products and Services * Conclusion * SECTION I: CHANGES IN DEMOGRAPHICS, STAGES OF LIFE, AND LEISURE BEHAVIOR * Chapter 1. Leisure Futures: A Change in Demography? * Introduction * Framework * Demographic Change * Data * Results * Conclusion * Chapter 2. Concerns and Considerations About the Future of Youth Leisure: An International Perspective * Introduction * Case Studies * Critical Questions and Issues for the Future of Youth Leisure * Time Use, Experience, and Human Development * Civic and Societal Benefits * Opportunities for Participation and Provision of Service * Conclusion * Chapter 3. A Leisure Lifestyle Study of Generation X in New Zealand * Introduction * Background * Methodology * Results * Discussion * SECTION II: THE GLOBALIZATION OF LEISURE OR REDISCOVERING SLOWNESS? * Chapter 4. Spacing and Timing in Leisure Activities * Scenario * The Study of Leisure Activities * Space and Time * Spacing and Timing * Examples and Cases * Conclusion * Chapter 5. The Rediscovery of Slowness, or Leisure Time As One's Own and As a Self-Aggrandizement? * Introduction * The Formation of Personal Time * Leisure Time As an Institution * Vacation Time * Slowness During Vacation * Chapter 6. Can Slow Tourism Bring New Life to Alpine Regions? * Introduction * Slow Tourism: An Antidote to Speed and a Promising Niche * Slow Tourism and Its Principles * Conclusion * Chapter 7. Leisure Investments: Global Supply and Demand * Introduction * How, Then, Can We Even Begin to Look Ahead? * Megaperspectives * The Future * Alternatives * SECTION III: (INTER)CULTURAL LEISURE BEHAVIOR * Chapter 8. Intercultural Behavior: Glimpses of Leisure from an Asian Perspective * Introduction * Collectivism and Face * Asian Hierarchy of Needs * The Concept and Meaning of Leisure: An Asian Perspective * Implications for Leisure Service Provision * Conclusion * Chapter 9. Cultural Tourism and the Leisure Paradigm: The Australian Experience * Introduction * Understanding Leisure and Tourism * Leisure and Cultural Tourism * Leisure and the Arts * Australian Cultural Participation * Cultural Tourism * Conclusion * Chapter 10. A Comparison of Leisure Styles in Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, and Portugal * Introduction * Methodology * Lifestyles As a Criterion for Segmentation in the Leisure Age * Description of European Leisure Styles * Factors Impeding Homogenization of Results * Trends * Conclusion * SECTION IV: CHANGING PATTERNS IN LIFESTYLE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LEISURE BEHAVIOR * Chapter 11. The Hybrid Consumer of Leisure Squeezed Between Fun Maximization, Chill Out, and the Radical Search for Inner Values * Introduction * The Body As a Branding Tool * Chapter 12. Wellness: A New Perspective for Leisure Centers, Health Tourism, and Spas in Europe on the Global Health Market * The European Health System Enters the Global Market * Health Care: Basic Innovation for the Next Millennium? * The WHO's New Definition of Health * The Wellness Concept * Differentiation of Wellness Facilities * Target Groups: From Young Females To Senior Citizens and Mal