This chapter explores cultural tourism and its related policies, considering the distinctiveness and pervasiveness of the concept within contemporary society, and how different societies value, plan for and develop policies of this nature. The chapter recognizes the almost inevitable...

This chapter examines how Chicago, a city in the USA that previously was dependent on the manufacturing industry, has sought to improve its economic position and raise its national and international profile via locally-driven strategies focused on facilitating the physical, economic and cultural...