Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- References -- 2.The Conceptual Field of Wellness -- Conceptualizing Wellness -- Basic Human Needs, Well-being, and Quality of Life -- Health, Health Care, and Welfare -- The Differentia Specifica of Wellness -- References -- 3.Wellness and the City -- Wellness Flows and Urban Dissipative Structures -- Governing Urban Wellness Development -- Wellness City as an Urban Phenomenon -- Wellness City in Economic Development Policy -- References -- 4.Wellness in Local Economic Development -- Factors Behind the Surge in a Wellness Economy -- Wellness Economy -- Wellness on the Local Economic Development Agenda -- Wellness Asset Analysis -- Wellness in Local Cluster Policy -- References -- 5.Dimensions of the Wellness City -- Health Care as a Wellness Business -- Spa, Beauty, and Fitness -- Shopping, Entertainment, and Human Desires -- Environmental Wellness -- Medicine, Science, and Technology -- Intellectual Wellness Note continued: Social and Cultural Wellness -- Spiritual Wellness -- References -- 6.Wellness City Strategies in Local-Global Dialectic -- Smart Community-Driven Wellness City Developments -- Attracting Tourists to Health and Wellness Destinations -- Innovative, Export-Driven Wellness Cities -- References -- 7.Towards Inclusive Wellness City -- Urban Health Divide -- Wellness for All -- Wellness as a Balancing and Integrative Factor -- References -- 8.Conclusion.
Summary:
Addressing the continuous need for new growth sectors in post-industrial cities, this book considers the economic significance of wellness from a development policy perspective. The author goes beyond personal health discourse to conceptualise wellness as an emerging industry, presenting empirical cases of community, attraction, and export-orientated strategies around the world. Combining holistic health, urban governance and economic development, this book will provide valuable reading for those studying policy, tourism and the wellness sector as well as business entrepreneurs within this evolving industry.
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