Novy, J. 2016. The selling (out) of Berlin and the de- and re-politicization of urban tourism in Europe’s ‘Capital of Cool’. in: Colomb, C. and Novy, J. (ed.) Protest and Resistance in the Tourist City Routledge. pp. 52-72
| Chapter title | The selling (out) of Berlin and the de- and re-politicization of urban tourism in Europe’s ‘Capital of Cool’ |
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| Authors | Novy, J. |
| Editors | Colomb, C. and Novy, J. |
| Abstract | Tourism promotion has become a defining feature of Berlin’s increasingly entrepreneurial approach to urban development, yet there has been a notable absence of tourism policy, planning and management by the city’s authorities. The chapter outlines the controversies surrounding the growth and impacts of tourism in Berlin (Germany) and argues that since 2010, there has been a re-politicization of tourism as a policy field. After years of being treated in technocratic fashion, tourism has become increasingly controversially discussed and contested. Critical voices have been concerned about its adverse effects on neighbourhoods and residents, while its advocates have begun to worry about the future prospects of Berlin as a destination if the very attributes which made it successful are threatened by mass tourism. Tourism-related mobilisations are thus not so much ‘anti-tourist’ as they are critical of the city government’s approach towards tourism development and management. |
| Keywords | urban tourism |
| urban social movements | |
| urban conflicts | |
| tourism planning | |
| urban develoment | |
| Book title | Protest and Resistance in the Tourist City |
| Page range | 52-72 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 11 Jul 2016 |
| Series | Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility |
| ISBN | 9781138856714 |
| 9781317515593 | |
| 9781315719306 | |
| 9781138342248 |