eprintid: 3582
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2021-07-20 10:18:35
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status_changed: 2021-07-20 10:18:35
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Simpatico, Anthony
creators_id: S3562956
creators_email: anthons116@gmail.com
title: Mega-event heritage revitalization’s effect on tourist flows: A density-based clustering analysis of the 2008 European Capital of Culture’s effect on Albert Docks Conservation Area, Liverpool
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Cities hosting megaevents often aim to reinvent their image and attract tourists by developing cultural offerings and creating a brand around the city’s cultural heritage. Targeted investments in key areas can lead to revitalization on a city-wide scale. This paper studies how Liverpool’s 2008 European Capital of Culture development influenced tourism within the Albert Docks Conservation Area, using geotagged photos available from Flickr between the years 2006-2018 to proxy tourist movement patterns. The researcher used a density-based clustering method to reveal likely tourist hotspots in the area. The paper attempts to link these hotspots to Liverpool’s cultural tourism goals related to the event. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that elements of Liverpool's tourism efforts in the Albert Docks Conservation Area succeeded post-2008, and that cultural offerings in the area were popular among tourists.
date: 2021
pages: 33
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Dijk, T. van
tutors_name: Kuper, B.J.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Bureau Onderwijs
tutors_email: T.van.Dijk@rug.nl
tutors_email: B.J.Kuper@rug.nl
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keywords_local: European capital of culture
keywords_local: Liverpool 2008
keywords_local: Cultural tourism
keywords_local: Flickr
keywords_local: Spatio-temporal movement patterns
keywords_local: Megaevents
keywords_local: Density-based clustering
keywords_local: HDBSCAN
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-07-17
citation:   Simpatico, Anthony  (2021) Mega-event heritage revitalization’s effect on tourist flows: A density-based clustering analysis of the 2008 European Capital of Culture’s effect on Albert Docks Conservation Area, Liverpool.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3582/1/Simpatico%20Thesis%20v3.pdf