Disaster Tourism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076631 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Fox Gotham (0000-0003-2571-0300, Tulane University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosd045 |
| OpenAlex | W4236198865 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Disaster tourism is the circulation of people to disaster‐affected places to visually consume trauma, devastation, and catastrophe. Examples of disaster tourism include the use of guided tours to concentration camps in Germany, the World Trade Center in New York City, flooded neighborhoods in New Orleans, and war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Disaster tourism also implies intent and purpose on the part of the traveling consumer. The regular tourist travels to disaster sites for the purpose of learning and gaining knowledge and information. A disaster tourist, in contrast, is seeking some sort of emotional thrill or “pleasure” and is not interested in learning, education, or gaining wisdom per se
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| Highly cited | No |
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