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consumption part 2 Flashcards

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THE RISE OF
URBAN LEISURE
CONSUMPTION: what came withindustrial revolution/fordism?

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a division of labour and free time

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THE RISE OF
URBAN LEISURE
CONSUMPTION: when did the paid holiday became a collective right in Belgium?

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1936

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wat was het economisch effect op vrije tijd door de betaalde vakantie?

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  • leisure consumption and tourism
  • Recreational places and places of
    commercial amusement
  • a new lifestyle adopted by the masses
    (away from religion, work, morality)
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what were the recreational places and places of
commercial amusement built after the paid holidays?

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  • dance halls
  • cinemas
  • theatres
  • public parks
  • sports halls
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what did free time become after the paid holiday?

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an essential element in society and ‘the urban’

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door wie is het concept ‘flaneur’ ontstaan?

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walter benjamin

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wanneer en waar is het concept ‘flâneur’ ontstaan?

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begin 19e eeuw in Parijs

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what was the city like when ‘flâneur’ became a thing?

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  • Industrial urban space
  • Arcades as architectural style of industrial luxury
  • Consumer paradises
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what was the ‘flâneur’?

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a curious explorer of the new consumerist city

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what was ‘flâneuring’ about?

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  • Being ‘at home’ in the urban, commodified space
  • Embracing it individually, indulging in the
    cityscape around him
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wat is een twist aan het concept van ‘flâneur’?

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het wordt bekeken uit een mannelijk perspectief en het was iets wat eerder rijke mensen deden

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comodification of leisure

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the process of mass production and distribution of goods, with leisure itself becoming a commodity and part of a commercial industry

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for what kind of consumption do places undergo commodification?

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cultural consumption

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example commodified places

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Brupark with Kinepolis and Mini-Europe

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flâneurs in the 21st century

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people are now forced to become flâneurs and wander through the labyrinths of consumerism

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pacification by cappuccino: what was concluded?

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urban spaces are being repurposed as entertainment spaces

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pacification by cappuccino: for who are the repurposed entertainment spaces?

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  • centered around consumption of those who can afford it
  • the new urban middle class
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pacification by cappuccino: to what does it lead

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  • exclusion
  • gentrification
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what is increasing in the post-industrial city?

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  • service-based industries
  • mobility
  • middle classes
  • affordable transport
  • accommodation options
  • demand for urban tourism
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what is decreasing in the post-industrial city?

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traditional industry in cities

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what is being enhanced in the post-industrial city?

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technologies and communication

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what kind of tourism became really popular during the post-industrial city?

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the experience economy -> experience as important dimension of consumption (mensen willen zelf op ontdekking gaan in stad)

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what did tourism improve in the cities during the post-industrial city?

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the economic development

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between which two factors did people have to search a balance during the post-industrial city?

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a balance between touristic development and quality of life for citizens

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when was the balance between touristic life and quality of life for citizens violated?

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Manhattan Plan

26
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how many people work in tourism in Brussels City?

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35.000

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when did they want to create the city as a spectacle?

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1980s

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the city as spectacle: 3 scenario’s

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  • the city for the masses
  • the city as ‘theme park’
  • the non-authentic city
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the city for the masses

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McDonaldisation

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McDonaldisation of society

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the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world

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the city as a theme park

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disneyfication

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the non-authentic city

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postmodernism

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disneyfication of society

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the transformation of things or environments into carefully controlled, simplified and safe entertainment, as typical of the Walt Disney brand

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what art style is the Bonaventure Hotel an example of?

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postmodernism

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postmodernism

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superficiality vs. authenticity

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what is the reflective glass called and what effect does it have?

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urban hyperspace repels the city outside, it’s not a part of the city (dissociation from the neighbourhood)

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touristification

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the transformation of urban space into a tourism commodity

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tourist bubble

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urban spaces in which touristic activity is organised in a highly structured way, thereby excluding undesirable elements

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what does touristification and tourist bubbles lead to?

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  • homogenisation and standardisation (monoculture
  • overtourism and overcrowdedness
  • pressure on local communities and quality of life
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draagkracht van een stad

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aantal inwoners in verhouding houden met toeristen

41
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what are the consequences of successful urban tourism?

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  • quantity over quality
  • economic benefit (profit) over other potential benifits (social, environmental)
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is successful urban tourism well approached?

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not really, there is a slight need for a better approach

43
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towards a renewed urban tourism

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regeneration

44
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regenertation

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a renewed search for authenticity

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what kind of experiences are being chased with regeneration

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  • ‘off the beaten track’ experiences
  • authenticity vs. spectacle
  • multiple preferences for experiences (tourist and local’)
  • landmarks in combination with more local experiences
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what does regeneration create?

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different types of visitor flows

47
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what remains central with regenerative tourism?

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experience -> with a more sustainable focus as part of a broader social system

48
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regenerative tourism: what are they using tourism for?

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to improve cities

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