Anna Leask
Biographic Data
| ID | 3080878 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Leask |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Leask |
| SIGNATURE | LEASK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Edinburgh Napier University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3543-8064 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 93 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Advances in visitor attraction research
Rich picture building
Visual research methods have been gaining attention among leisure studies scholars in recent years. As a form of freehand drawing, this paper mobilises rich picture building (RPB) for future serious leisure studies, and particularly those concerned with devotee work. Employed during focus groups to encourage discussion using pictorial representations of complex social issues, this paper demonstrates the value of RPB for evoking and recording insi…
Hamlet Live
In an increasingly competitive market for tourist destinations, visitor attractions play a key role in enticing visitors to the destination, and as such must continually develop new extraordinary experiential offerings to keep visitors coming. The Renaissance castle of Kronborg, a Danish heritage visitor attraction and the setting of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, has shown the way by staging Hamlet Live, an interactive theatrical experience. Its success …
Towards a visitor taxonomy at (film-induced) heritage attractions
Film-induced tourism at heritage attractions (HAs) is a growing industry of international relevance. It can influence visitors’ expectations of the site and further their preferences for interpretation to include a degree of reference to the film(s). Drawing upon in-depth interviews with visitors at a UK HA further popularised through book and film, this paper explores visitors’ preferences for heritage interpretation. The paper identifies four v…
Designing dark tourism experiences
Existing dark tourism literature has explored various aspects of interpretation, including challenges in balancing interpretation efforts with concerns for historical accuracy, and managing ethical issues with interpreting past tragedies for packaged tourism purposes. However, research appears under-developed concerning the influences on the design of interpretation at dark visitor attractions, particularly those considered lighter due to their e…
Understanding primary stakeholders' multiple roles in hallmark event tourism management
Visitor engagement at museums
Museums are institutions that collect, safeguard and present artefacts and memories for the non-profit purposes of learning and enjoyment. However, significant changes in the environment in which museums operate have led to the creation of new types of activities to attract different audiences who will contribute to their future economic and social sustainability. One group that has recently been identified as a target is Generation Y (Gen Y) who…
Visitor attraction management
Engaging residents as stakeholders of the visitor attraction
The Sage Handbook of Tourism Studies
Progress in visitor attraction research
Managing Visitor Attractions
Fyall, A., Garrod, B., Leask, A., Wanhill, S. (eds) (2008). Managing Visitor Attractions. Butterworth-Heinemann Elsevier, Oxford, 384 pp Introduction: The role and nature of visitor attractions: The Nature and Purpose of Visitor Attractions; Interpreting the Development of the Visitor Attraction Product; Developing visitor attraction provision : Economic Aspects of Developing Theme Parks; Creating Visitor Attractions in Peripheral Areas; Visitor …
Managing Visitor Attractions, Second Edition
Introduction
(2008). Introduction: Managing World Heritage. Journal of Heritage Tourism: Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 131-132
Managing world heritage sites
Managing World Heritage Sites
The aim of this chapter is to explore the complex relationship between World Heritage Sites (WHS) and temporary festivals and events, analysing some of the impacts and implications of staging ‘ephemeral’ arts projects in the context of ‘timeless’ heritage environments. While the physical impacts of visitation to both World Heritage Sites and festivals have been well documented in recent years, this chapter also seeks to consider some of the more …
Researching the Management of Visitor Attractions
The paucity of literature in the field of visitor attractions, combined with the virtual vacuum of literature on international comparative research methodologies in tourism generally, and more specifically within the visitor attractions sector, together serve as the catalytic focus for this paper. Where studies have been completed on visitor attractions in the international arena, they have often been practitioner-led and lack the depth of analys…
Scottish visitor attractions
Heritage Visitor Attractions
Heritage visitor attractions represent an integral component of the tourism product in many countries. This is particularly so in Scotland, where visitor attractions of a heritage genre continue to attract more visitors than others. However, with varying types of ownership, funding and organisational objectives, many unrelated to tourism, the management of heritage visitor attractions is particularly challenging. Based on a recent primary researc…
World Heritage Site Designation
With specific reference to sites in the United Kingdom, this paper critically explores the process of obtaining World Heritage Site (WHS) designation status. The paper critiques the current process with particular reference to; the procedure for inscription, stakeholder interest in application, perceived selection criteria, benefits and challenges of obtaining WHS status, and consequences for sites of failing to secure the UNESCO endorsed award. …
Progress in visitor attraction research
Engaging residents as stakeholders of the visitor attraction
Understanding primary stakeholders' multiple roles in hallmark event tourism management
Visitor engagement at museums
Museums are institutions that collect, safeguard and present artefacts and memories for the non-profit purposes of learning and enjoyment. However, significant changes in the environment in which museums operate have led to the creation of new types of activities to attract different audiences who will contribute to their future economic and social sustainability. One group that has recently been identified as a target is Generation Y (Gen Y) who…
Designing dark tourism experiences
Existing dark tourism literature has explored various aspects of interpretation, including challenges in balancing interpretation efforts with concerns for historical accuracy, and managing ethical issues with interpreting past tragedies for packaged tourism purposes. However, research appears under-developed concerning the influences on the design of interpretation at dark visitor attractions, particularly those considered lighter due to their e…
Scottish visitor attractions
Heritage Visitor Attractions
Heritage visitor attractions represent an integral component of the tourism product in many countries. This is particularly so in Scotland, where visitor attractions of a heritage genre continue to attract more visitors than others. However, with varying types of ownership, funding and organisational objectives, many unrelated to tourism, the management of heritage visitor attractions is particularly challenging. Based on a recent primary researc…
Towards a visitor taxonomy at (film-induced) heritage attractions
Film-induced tourism at heritage attractions (HAs) is a growing industry of international relevance. It can influence visitors’ expectations of the site and further their preferences for interpretation to include a degree of reference to the film(s). Drawing upon in-depth interviews with visitors at a UK HA further popularised through book and film, this paper explores visitors’ preferences for heritage interpretation. The paper identifies four v…
Researching the Management of Visitor Attractions
The paucity of literature in the field of visitor attractions, combined with the virtual vacuum of literature on international comparative research methodologies in tourism generally, and more specifically within the visitor attractions sector, together serve as the catalytic focus for this paper. Where studies have been completed on visitor attractions in the international arena, they have often been practitioner-led and lack the depth of analys…
Rich picture building
Visual research methods have been gaining attention among leisure studies scholars in recent years. As a form of freehand drawing, this paper mobilises rich picture building (RPB) for future serious leisure studies, and particularly those concerned with devotee work. Employed during focus groups to encourage discussion using pictorial representations of complex social issues, this paper demonstrates the value of RPB for evoking and recording insi…
Hamlet Live
In an increasingly competitive market for tourist destinations, visitor attractions play a key role in enticing visitors to the destination, and as such must continually develop new extraordinary experiential offerings to keep visitors coming. The Renaissance castle of Kronborg, a Danish heritage visitor attraction and the setting of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, has shown the way by staging Hamlet Live, an interactive theatrical experience. Its success …
Introduction
(2008). Introduction: Managing World Heritage. Journal of Heritage Tourism: Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 131-132
World Heritage Site Designation
With specific reference to sites in the United Kingdom, this paper critically explores the process of obtaining World Heritage Site (WHS) designation status. The paper critiques the current process with particular reference to; the procedure for inscription, stakeholder interest in application, perceived selection criteria, benefits and challenges of obtaining WHS status, and consequences for sites of failing to secure the UNESCO endorsed award. …
Scottish visitor attractions
Heritage Visitor Attractions
Heritage visitor attractions represent an integral component of the tourism product in many countries. This is particularly so in Scotland, where visitor attractions of a heritage genre continue to attract more visitors than others. However, with varying types of ownership, funding and organisational objectives, many unrelated to tourism, the management of heritage visitor attractions is particularly challenging. Based on a recent primary researc…
Managing world heritage sites
Managing World Heritage Sites
The aim of this chapter is to explore the complex relationship between World Heritage Sites (WHS) and temporary festivals and events, analysing some of the impacts and implications of staging ‘ephemeral’ arts projects in the context of ‘timeless’ heritage environments. While the physical impacts of visitation to both World Heritage Sites and festivals have been well documented in recent years, this chapter also seeks to consider some of the more …
Researching the Management of Visitor Attractions
The paucity of literature in the field of visitor attractions, combined with the virtual vacuum of literature on international comparative research methodologies in tourism generally, and more specifically within the visitor attractions sector, together serve as the catalytic focus for this paper. Where studies have been completed on visitor attractions in the international arena, they have often been practitioner-led and lack the depth of analys…
Introduction
(2008). Introduction: Managing World Heritage. Journal of Heritage Tourism: Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 131-132
Managing Visitor Attractions, Second Edition
Managing Visitor Attractions
Fyall, A., Garrod, B., Leask, A., Wanhill, S. (eds) (2008). Managing Visitor Attractions. Butterworth-Heinemann Elsevier, Oxford, 384 pp Introduction: The role and nature of visitor attractions: The Nature and Purpose of Visitor Attractions; Interpreting the Development of the Visitor Attraction Product; Developing visitor attraction provision : Economic Aspects of Developing Theme Parks; Creating Visitor Attractions in Peripheral Areas; Visitor …
Progress in visitor attraction research
The Sage Handbook of Tourism Studies
Engaging residents as stakeholders of the visitor attraction
Visitor attraction management
Understanding primary stakeholders' multiple roles in hallmark event tourism management
Visitor engagement at museums
Museums are institutions that collect, safeguard and present artefacts and memories for the non-profit purposes of learning and enjoyment. However, significant changes in the environment in which museums operate have led to the creation of new types of activities to attract different audiences who will contribute to their future economic and social sustainability. One group that has recently been identified as a target is Generation Y (Gen Y) who…
Designing dark tourism experiences
Existing dark tourism literature has explored various aspects of interpretation, including challenges in balancing interpretation efforts with concerns for historical accuracy, and managing ethical issues with interpreting past tragedies for packaged tourism purposes. However, research appears under-developed concerning the influences on the design of interpretation at dark visitor attractions, particularly those considered lighter due to their e…
Hamlet Live
In an increasingly competitive market for tourist destinations, visitor attractions play a key role in enticing visitors to the destination, and as such must continually develop new extraordinary experiential offerings to keep visitors coming. The Renaissance castle of Kronborg, a Danish heritage visitor attraction and the setting of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, has shown the way by staging Hamlet Live, an interactive theatrical experience. Its success …
Towards a visitor taxonomy at (film-induced) heritage attractions
Film-induced tourism at heritage attractions (HAs) is a growing industry of international relevance. It can influence visitors’ expectations of the site and further their preferences for interpretation to include a degree of reference to the film(s). Drawing upon in-depth interviews with visitors at a UK HA further popularised through book and film, this paper explores visitors’ preferences for heritage interpretation. The paper identifies four v…
Rich picture building
Visual research methods have been gaining attention among leisure studies scholars in recent years. As a form of freehand drawing, this paper mobilises rich picture building (RPB) for future serious leisure studies, and particularly those concerned with devotee work. Employed during focus groups to encourage discussion using pictorial representations of complex social issues, this paper demonstrates the value of RPB for evoking and recording insi…
Advances in visitor attraction research
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