DETERMINANTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN DESTINATIONS AND METHODS OF TURISM
MEASURMENT
The Case of Poznań
One of the features of contemporary tourism is a growing role of urban destinations.
Increased concentration of tourism in the city supports development of the city's tourism
function as it rełies on the level and intensity of tourist traffic. The level of tourism
development changes over time and it needs to be measured. This work suggests methods of
measuring the extent and rate of tourism development, and proposes ways of assessment
whether the city's tourism function develops in the right direction and how it is
supported by city authorities. It also looks at the important role of local residents in
city tourism.
The work is eąually theoretical, methodological and practical. It is based on the case
study of the city of Poznań, but measurement techniąues and the investigation outcomes
presented in this publication will likely have generał applicability.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 5
I. THE LIFE CYCLE OF A CITY'S TOURIST FUNCTION: THE CASE OF POZNAŃ -
Katarzyna Czernek, Piotr Zmyślony 9
1. The tourism area life cycle model 9
2. The city and the life cycle of a tourist area 12
3. The problems of tracing the tourist evolution of a city 15
4. The life cycle of the tourist function of Poznań 20
4.1. Development of tourism function in Poznań before 1950 20
4.2. Post-war correction and centrally controlled stagnation (1950-1963).... 23
4.3. Development marked by strong interferences (1964-1987) 25
4.4. A short-term decline in the transformation period of 1988-1991 27
4.5. A free-market rebound and repeated involvement (1992-2002) 28
4.6. Resumed development (sińce 2003) 29
5. Development determinants of Poznań's tourist function 30
II. THE MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN POLISH CITIES IN
THE LAST DECADE - COMPARISON OF POZNAŃ WITH THE BIGGEST CITIES IN POLAND -
Justyna Majewska 33
1. Method of determining the level of tourism development 34
2. Testing the method - the case of Poznań 41
III. APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S IMPACT ON THE TOURIST FUNCTION OF A BIG
CITY - Grzegorz Gołembski 59
1. Appraisal of local government's impact on tourism development - a methodology 60
2. Tourism development instruments used by city authorities 64
3. Appraisal of city authorities impact on tourism development 66
4. The results 70
4.1. Climate for tourism development 70
4.2. Success-producing actions 73
4.3. Tourism vision 80
4.4. Tourism development strategy 84
IV. A SURVEY OF POZNAŃ RESIDENTS ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY -
Agnieszka Niezgoda 99
1. Social considerations of tourism development in the big city 99
2. Results of the empirical study 103
2.1. Methodology 103
2.2. Residents' perception of tourism development and attitudes towards tourists 106
2.3. Residents' perception of the city's attractiveness for tourists 114
2.4. Residents' perception of tourist infrastructure in the city 118
2.5. Environmental awareness and its role in tourism development 121
LITERATURE 133
LIST OF F1GURES 140
LISTOFTABLES 142
139 pages, Paperback