This work looks at the rise and then the faltering of the British coastal holiday resorts, when the seaside holiday was challenged by competition from overseas. It provides an overview of the subject, concentrating on the challenges of the 1980s and 1990s.
Riding the big dipper - the rise and decline of the British seaside
resort in the twentieth century, Allan Williams and Gareth Shaw. Part 1
Ascendancy: The seaside resorts of England and Wales, 1900-1950, John Walton;
The golden years: English seaside resorts, 1950-1974, Julian Demetriadi. Part
2 Decline: Parameters and indicators of the decline of the British seaside
resort, Chris Cooper; Cultural change and the seaside resort, John Urry. Part
3 Responses to crisis: the private sector - tourism entrepreneurship - a
constraint or resource? Gareth Shaw and Alan Williams; The public sector -
planning for renewal? Sheela Agarwal.
