‘MOUNTAIN RESORTS’: ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION
‘MOUNTAIN RESORTS’: ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION
Author(s): Andrzej KowalczykContributor(s): Dorota Szmajda (Translator)
Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), Sports Studies, Tourism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: ‘hill station’ concept; British India; Bokor; winter sports station concept (‘station de sports d'hiver’); Obergurgl-Hochgurgl;
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the background for the emergence of such ‘mountain resorts’, their types and changes in their mode of operation. Some theoretical and practical issues will be illustrated with examples derived from Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.
Journal: Turyzm
- Issue Year: 19/2009
- Issue No: 1(2)
- Page Range: 33-41
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English