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Spatial
Tourism changes places
into destinations:
Land --> Landscape
Nature --> recreational
area
City --> Cityscape
Nature --> Recreational Area
Example: Forest Stroll
The idea of "rambling", a nature walk which lasts half a day or so through some forest on Sunday afternoon, seems natural to us.
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In fact it was invented by M. C.F. Denecourt
in Fontainebleau near Paris in the 1830s.
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With the help of arrows in blue paint he provided promenades solitaires in the royal forest which before seemed inhospitable and impenetrable to urban visitors.
At suitable distances "sights" were placed, brochures describing the walks and special pamphlets for painter were provided and - of course - an outdoor restaurant.
The balance between order and adventure meant that this pastime for urbanites spread rapidly in Europe, helped by the railway and later the automobile, to transform the land around cities into landscapes for "Naherholung".
Example: Piers - going into the ocean without getting wet feet.
Brighton Pier - arcades, weddings and corporate functions on the sea.htm
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