01441nas a2200157   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260002500043100001700068700001000085245006000095856015000155300001200305520091900317020004701236       2012                            d  bSpringer Netherlands1 aB. McKercher1 aP. Ho00aCultural tourism and the enhancement of quality-of-life  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85016245773&doi=10.1007%2f978-94-007-2288-0&partnerID=40&md5=d43596cd6d12f55a9861307bdffee0a0  a341-3573 aThis chapter examines how cultural tourism enhances the quality-of-life of the many types of communities it affects. While cultural tourism exists first and foremost for the benefit of tourists and the tourism industry, its building blocks are based on a community’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage assets. Much has been written about the adverse impacts of tourism on local communities, but relatively little research has examined how cultural tourism enhances quality-of-life. The chapter begins by contextualizing cultural tourism and identifying four different types of communities it affects. The main body of the chapter examines the impacts on economic development, conservation, nation building and national mythmaking, community well-being, and the provision of leisure and recreation facilities. Case studies from Hong Kong and southern China are used to explore key themes in greater detail.  a9789400722880 (ISBN); 9789400722873 (ISBN)