The cities are being presented as commodities with their constructed images. Their
names are being transformed to brand names, of entertainment, culture etc. Tourism
industry is the main actor of this process. In my study on the relationship between
tourism industry and its effects on the built environment of the city, the present study
focuses on Batumi, a resort city of Georgia. A massive construction activity is being
conducted in the city aiming to create tourist attractions, which include the creation
of international chain hotels, beautification of public spaces and regeneration of the
beach line. The city of Batumi, which has a long history as a port city and also as a
resort mainly attracting tourists from the neighboring countries to Georgia, is
undergoing a rapid change that transforms the city into a space of consumption. This
change, including creation of tourist enclaves, commodification of heritage,
gentrification and refashioning the city to create particular ways of seeing reflects the
impact of consumption culture on tourism.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615189/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 November 2012 |
| Creators | Terakye Unsal, Burcu |
| Contributors | Bilsel, Cana F. |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.Arch. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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