GEO 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Faneuil Hall, National Mall, Situation Two
28 Sep 2020
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Postrel (2013) suggests glamour has three essential elements: a promise of escape and transformation: Letting people project themselves into a desired situation: grace: Hiding or removing flaws and distractions, and: mystery: Leaving some things to the audience"s imagination. Tourism is a primary manifestation of glamour in people"s lives. The chance to be different, new + unconfined. Things that are glamorous allow people to project themselves into a desired situation. Glamour is not graphic, it"s not cheap, it has an element of mystery. We get to write our own backstory as tourists, they know the person they meet that day, person you choose to be, it"s a trial run or change. When you"re away you can be whatever person you want to be. User oriented: based on availability, created developments to match activity desires. Intermediate: accessible distance to users, more natural than artificial: Resource based: natural resources with minimal, low-intensity development, resource determines activity:
