Inaug.-diss.--Hall-Wittenbert. / Lebenslauf. On title page p̳ is superscript.

Inaug.-diss.--Hall-Wittenbert. / Lebenslauf. On title page p̳ is superscript.

Inaug.-dis.--Greifswald. / Vita.

Inaug.-dis.--Greifswald. / Vita.

Quan Ming Wang. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-133). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

Thesis (doctoral)--Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin, 1853. / Vita.

Pulguk-sa and Haein-sa Temples, which are ~ical Buddhist temple destinations, are located in the south-east of the Korean peninsula and attract the highest number of tourists of the twothousand temples in Korea. Pulguk-sa is located in the Kyongj u National Park, and Haein-sa is in the Mount Kaya National Park. Both temple sites have been designated officially as Historic and Scenic Sites by the Korean Government. This thesis examines the total impact of tourism at these two important temples and in so doing draws out a number of p::>licy recommendations to improve them as tourist destinations. To carry out the research, surveys were undertaken which incorporated the business community, the monks and the visitors at the temple sites, together with numerous face to face interviews with the temple authorites and local and national government officials. In addition to providing much qualitative information, the surveys made possible the construction of local Input-output models to assess the economic impact of tourism. In this manner an overall perspective of the tourism demand and supply situation at the two temples was obtained which enabled comparisons to be made, the economic importance of tourism to be identified, and development priorities to be listed

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The aim of this study is to obtain a better understanding of what factors affect the motivation for visiting Dark Tourism sites and the way that these sites are regarded. By providing such an insight this study contributes to a greater understanding of Dark Tourism.  In order to find answers to our questions, we interviewed several representatives at different sites and also carried out observations at three Dark Tourism attractions to reach a better understanding of the visors’ motivations for visiting this kind of tourist attractions. In our study we have concluded that people have become increasingly interested in visiting such Dark Tourism sites even though these may seem scary or uncomfortable. Our research has helped us to find answers to the questions that we asked and we have concluded that people have become more curious and want to know more about terrible events and why they took place.