Coastal Geography in Northeast Brazil : Analyzing Maritimity in the Tropics.

Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Modern Maritime Practices in the Tropics -- Abstract -- 1.1 A Phenomenon with an External Origin -- 1.2 A Movement Similar to the One in the West -- 1.3 Practices Close to Western Therapeutic Practices -- 1.4 Practices Close to Western Practices of Recreation and Leisure -- 1.5 Sea Bathing, Walking, Vacationing and Coastal Tourism in Fortaleza -- References -- 2 Tropical Coastal-Maritime Cities -- Abstract -- 2.1 The Coastal-Maritime City: The Triumph of the Sea -- 2.1.1 Sea Bathing -- 2.1.2 Maritime Vacationing -- 2.1.3 Coastal Tourism -- 2.2 Tourism, a Political Advertising and Publicity Business -- 2.2.1 The Construction of the Touristic Image of Northeastern Coastal Cities -- 2.2.2 The Construction of the Touristic Image by Government Ideologues -- References -- 3 Tourism Development Policies in the Brazilian Northeast -- Abstract -- 3.1 The Northeastern Social Imaginary -- 3.1.1 The Symbolic Framework Reinforcing the Negative Image of the Semi-arid -- 3.1.2 The Symbolic Framework Reinforcing the Positive Image of the Semi-arid -- 3.2 The Touristic Metropolization of Coastal Cities in the Brazilian Northeast -- 3.3 Rural Towns to Seaside Cities: A History of the Urban Incorporation of Coastal Spaces -- 3.3.1 A World with its Back to the Sea -- 3.3.2 First Steps Toward the Sea -- 3.4 The Metropolis Meets the Seaside -- 3.4.1 Seaside Cities: Toward Touristic Metropolization -- 3.4.2 Construction of the Touristic Northeast -- 3.4.3 Spatial Distribution of Public Investments: Prodetur I and II -- 3.4.4 Unexpected New Visitors and Real Estate Development -- References -- 4 Tropism, the Biggest Myth of Tourism in the Tropics -- Abstract -- 4.1 The Socioeconomic and Technological Approach -- 4.1.1 The Political-Administrative Dimension -- 4.1.2 Establishing Air Transport Policies.

4.1.3 Agreements Between Tour-Operators, International Bodies and the States -- 4.2 The Symbolic Approach -- 4.2.1 A Phenomenon with an External Origin -- References -- 5 Final Considerations -- 5.1 I -- 5.2 II -- 5.3 III -- 5.4 IV -- References.

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