Night tourism: A Strategic or Tokenistic Measure in Urban Management? (original) (raw)

Urban night Introduction The Urban Night: a Space Time for Innovation and Sustainable Development

Articulo - Journal of Urban Research, 2016

L’objectif est d’examiner la nuit urbaine comme un espace-temps d’innovation à différentes échelles et dans différents contextes géographiques. Dans cet article d’introduction, je rappelle que la nuit a été souvent abordée négativement. J’examine le phénomène de colonisation de la nuit, les pressions et les tensions sur les individus, les communautés, les organisations et les quartiers de la ville à plusieurs temps. Dans la deuxième partie, je me concentre sur les innovations qui se déploient dans les villes la nuit dans différents domaines : économie, social, environnement et culture. La dernière partie, je m’intéresse aux contributions des « études sur la nuit » pour les nuits de nos villes, l’urbanisme et le développement durable. The objective of this issue of Articulo – Journal of Urban Research - is to examine the urban night as an innovative space-time on different scales and in different geographic contexts. In this introduction, I remind the reader that the night has often been approached negatively. I discuss the process of colonization of the night and the pressures and strains experienced by the individuals, communities, organizations and neighborhoods of the “polychronic city”. In the second part, I focus on the innovations unfolding in cities at night in different fields: economic, social, environmental and cultural. In the last section, I look at the possible contributions of “night studies” to our urban nights, to urban planning and sustainable development.

The Urban Night: a Space Time for Innovation and Sustainable Development

Articulo – Journal of Urban Research, 2015

In this article, I remind the reader that the night has often been approached negatively. I discuss the process of colonization of the night and the pressures and strains experienced by the individuals, communities, organizations and neighborhoods of the “polychronic city”. In the second part, I focus on the innovations unfolding in cities at night in different fields: economic, social, environmental and cultural. In the last section, I look at the possible contributions of “night studies” to our urban nights, to urban planning and sustainable development.

Good Practices in the Night Tourism – Case Studies from Bulgaria

2019

The tourism at night is a term that is usually associated with all the negative aspects of our modernity – alcohol, drugs, prostitution, gambling, violence, etc. In many cases Bulgaria makes no exceptions. Some of our best-known resorts have become world famous in spreading these phenomena and instead of competing with beautiful beaches and nature, we are popular as a destination which offers cheap alcohol and other entertainment. The night-time economy could generate significant revenue and tourism offers legal opportunities for this to happen which may differ greatly from these negative phenomena. In this article we aim to explore events as an opportunity to overcome the negative aspects of evening tourism as an essential part of the evening economy. We define them as an essential element in overcoming the negative image of Bulgaria as a tourist destination and a marketing tool for its promotion. The legislation in our country largely allows or at least does not prohibit the night...

Concept of Night City: A New Dimension To A City’s Economy

ASIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT-BEHAVIOUR STUDIES, VOLUME 3, NUMBER 10, OCTOBER 2012

As an outcome of a comprehensive study on an area of 385.401 acres, a township in Alor Gajah, Malacca, was redesigned based on an innovative idea, ‘concept of night city’. The concept is believed to be economically viable. By using space syntax, an analysis of movement as well as the amount of activity likely to result from the movement is performed on the layout to determine if the redesign functions successfully. Results of the spatial analyses showed improvements in connectivity, integration, intelligibility and synergy levels. Based on the findings, the future town of Alor Gajah looks viable spatially.