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1	Heritage Tourism in Washington County, Tennessee: Linking Place, Placelessness, and Preservation Bailey, Chad F 01 December 2016 (has links) This thesis examines the formation of spatial theory and the linkage between space and place and their relationship with historic preservation and heritage tourism. First, this thesis analyzes the terms space and place, and how scholars define each term. Second, this thesis focuses on the concept of placelessness. Third, this thesis examines historic preservation as a strategy to help alleviate placelessness and as a crucial link to heritage tourism. This thesis also will use regional examples of preservation and tourism as exemplified by the preservation efforts of private organizations, citizens, and government officials in Jonesborough,Johnson City, and Washington County,Tennessee. This thesis provides some ideas for the creation of a possible heritage tourism program within Washington County,Tennessee. place placelessness preservation heritage tourism Washington County Tennessee Civic and Community Engagement Cultural History Historic Preservation and Conservation Place and Environment Tourism Tourism and Travel Urban Studies and Planning