Overview
- Highlights the role of gastronomy and its relevance for geographers working on other urban issues, such as gentrification, urban renewal, urban tourism, housing policy, etc
- Provides an important contribution to urban geography and tourism, as well as leisure and hospitality sciences with a chapter on theoretical aspects of the studies on gastronomy in urban space
- Illustrates the issues presented using numerous examples from around the world, with a particular focus on Central and Eastern Europe
Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)
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About this book
Written by authors with a background in geography, it starts by discussing theoretical aspects of studies on gastronomy in urban space to place the subject in the broader context of urban geography. Covering both changes and challenges in gastronomy in urban space, it presents a wide range of problems, which are described and analysed using various case studies from Europe and other parts of the world.
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Theoretical Aspects of Studies on Gastronomy in Urban Space
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Changes
Reviews
“Gastronomy and Urban Space. Changes and Challenges in Geographical Perspective is an informative, richly illustrated edited volume that broadcasts knowledge in a comprehensible and engaging manner. … The book talks about the intersection of gastronomy and urban space in a way which makes it a valuable and enjoyable book to read.” (Ágnes Erőss, Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, Vol. 69 (2), 2020)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gastronomy and Urban Space
Book Subtitle: Changes and Challenges in Geographical Perspective
Editors: Andrzej Kowalczyk, Marta Derek
Series Title: The Urban Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34492-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-34491-7Published: 21 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-34494-8Published: 21 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-34492-4Published: 20 January 2020
Series ISSN: 2365-757X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XLII, 345
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 130 illustrations in colour
Topics: Economic Geography, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Human Geography, Tourism Management