Street art and creative place-making: urban tourism regeneration in Toronto, Canada

IF 3 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

International Journal of Tourism Cities Pub Date : 2023-06-07 DOI:10.1108/ijtc-05-2022-0146

K. A. McClinchey

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Purpose This paper aims to discuss the place-making processes of street art within the context of Toronto, Canada, and potential for street art as alternative tourism to contribute to new urban tourism and encourage urban regeneration in the city. Design/methodology/approach The study applies reflexive thematic analysis to analyse secondary data sources such as reports, maps, videos, websites, news articles and official documents alongside photographic documentation and field research. Findings Street art in Toronto has been found to coincide closely with processes of creative place-making. While there is some indication that municipal street art organizations and destination marketing organizations are aware of the possibilities for street art to contribute to tourism in the city, it remains an untapped resource for new urban tourism. As a component of creative place-making, it has great potential as a form of alternative tourism to regenerate a still struggling tourism economy. Originality/value This paper explores the nascent research area and practical application of street art as an alternative form of urban tourism in Toronto, Canada. It also fills a gap by connecting the concept of creative place-making with street art, urban regeneration and tourism specifically; a focus that needs wider attention.

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街头艺术与创意场所制作:加拿大多伦多城市旅游再生

本文旨在探讨加拿大多伦多街头艺术的场所营造过程，以及街头艺术作为一种替代旅游的潜力，以促进新的城市旅游和鼓励城市更新。设计/方法/方法本研究运用反思性专题分析来分析二手数据源，如报告、地图、视频、网站、新闻文章和官方文件以及摄影文献和实地调查。研究发现多伦多的街头艺术与创造性的场所制作过程密切相关。虽然有一些迹象表明，市政街头艺术组织和目的地营销组织意识到街头艺术为城市旅游业做出贡献的可能性，但它仍然是新兴城市旅游业的一个未开发资源。作为创造性场所制作的一个组成部分，它作为一种替代旅游形式具有巨大的潜力，可以振兴仍在苦苦挣扎的旅游经济。原创性/价值本文探讨了加拿大多伦多街头艺术作为城市旅游的另一种形式的新兴研究领域和实际应用。它还通过将创意场所的概念与街头艺术、城市更新和旅游联系起来，填补了一个空白;需要更广泛关注的焦点。

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International Journal of Tourism Cities HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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期刊介绍： A peer-reviewed journal, the International Journal of Tourism Cities provides an international forum for the critical study of urban tourism and tourism cities. The journal aims to be inter-disciplinary in its appreciation of tourism cities and tourism in urban areas, and welcomes original, theoretically-informed articles from those involved in the planning, management or marketing of tourism in city destination or places adjoining urban areas. Urban tourism and travel cover many disciplines and impinge on numerous aspects of daily life within cities. Moreover, they play a key role in domestic and international tourism in most countries, and cities often function as key travel gateways and tourism destinations. The International Journal of Tourism Cities contents include primary research articles, expert discussions on current urban tourism issues, and tourism city case studies. Articles are selected that are relevant to both academics and practitioners. The journal particularly encourages contributions on contemporary topics and issues in urban tourism including smart cities and tourism, environmental impact and sustainable tourism development in cities, citizen and stakeholder involvement in tourism, city destination governance, and the development of policies and standards for city tourism development. The International Journal of Tourism Cities has four distinct purposes: To encourage greater research and scholarship related to tourism in urban settings. To stimulate more interdisciplinary research on tourism in cities, particularly the integration of tourism and urban studies theories and principles. To generate more research studies on tourism at the edge of cities, where urban and rural areas converge. To create more literature on best practices in city tourism worldwide through in-depth analyses and the production of exemplary case studies.