Tourism, Leisure and Economic development

The coursework report / essay should analyse the role and outcomes of leisure and tourism in the economic development and regeneration of a former industrial town / city (2,000 words, excluding references). I chose the city of Lille for my report. This city could be in the UK, Europe or elsewhere, however, it should have seen a decline in a traditional industry that meant that it had to go through a process of economic and physical regeneration. Ideally, you should be able to find some academic writing on the city- although inevitably you will also gain information from official city websites too, looking at sections on economic development, planning and tourism policy. Your references should not include sites such as Trip Advisor or blogs, although you may use the websites of quality newspapers such as The Guardian and The Times and international city tourism policy sites such as eurocities.eu