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Cultural and Aesthetic Functionalism

Cultural and Aesthetic Functionalism. B) Prior Exposure. This is a potential advantage in the provision of satisfaction.

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Cultural and Aesthetic Functionalism

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  1. Cultural and Aesthetic Functionalism

  2. B) Prior Exposure • This is a potential advantage in the provision of satisfaction

  3. ‘Right off I-95, where North Caroline meets her Southern sister state stands the crappiest, shoddiest, yet most beautiful tourist trap in all of the world! It's also the largest’. • ‘If you have never been to South of the Border you can’t miss it because you’ll be inundated with signs for miles and miles – 120 signs on I-95- telling you to go there’

  4. South of the Border started out as a beer stand in 1949 and has grown into a 135-acre tourist trap par excellence • Since the 1950s, South of the Border has understood the importance of advertising. SOB spends over $40,000 a year on approximately 200 billboards along I-95 between NJ and FL promoting the place. • A typical sign reads "You Never Sausage a Place!" and has a giant tacked-on pink sausage. • All the signs are different and each one tells you just how many miles remain to get there

  5. South of the Border has a 300-room motel complete with honeymoon suites, five restaurants, ten stores, the "Cancun Salun," "El Drug Store," three gas stations, two fireworks stores, and a campground with 100 sites.

  6. Can also work to the detriment of the attraction Perception of the attraction and the ‘value for effort’

  7. C) Efficiency of Return • There is an investment in time and effort (cash) involved in the users decision making - barriers • On a journey is it worthwhile breaking the journey to visit the facility

  8. The Gator Jumparoo- $5.00 Disney Magic Kingdom - $77.00 (3 days) 1991

  9. 2005/6 • Gatorland - $19.95 per adult • $12.95 per child • Seaworld - $ 61.95 per adult • $ 49.95 per child • Disney (Magic Kingdom, one day) • $ 67.10 per adult • $ 55.38 per child

  10. D) Satiation • The average tourist (or ‘recreationist’) has a relatively short attention span

  11. Epcot - Around the world in a short walk

  12. The use of small space

  13. ** E) Suitability • Probably the main focus of aesthetical functionalism

  14. Women’s washroom - the Elm Club stained glass wood doors hair driers tissues lights mirrors

  15. Keukenhoff Gardens Netherlands

  16. The colours and environment of Yellowstone National Park

  17. Response

  18. Manuel Antonio National Park Costa Rica Aesthetics - pole restraint Practicality - 80 metre drop

  19. A sense of consistency would seem to be important

  20. Relativity

  21. Niagara Falls

  22. Niagara on the Lake

  23. Recreation Resources

  24. After consideration of individuals and their demands need to look at the other side of the equation • know that

  25. Natural - RecreationalResource • A natural resource normally involves the physical environment (with the sense of human usage) • Humans are essential when attempting to define a resource • Link to the definition of resources

  26. ZimmermannDefinition of Resources • Resources are not, they become”

  27. Creation of resources then is a possibility

  28. Destruction of Resources

  29. So the definition of a resource implies use

  30. Next Time The classifications of Clare Gunn

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