Wellness City

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.

Responds to the need for cities to continuously identify new growth sectors and ideas Highlights the economic significance and composition of wellness as a global industry Presents primary examples of existing and planned wellness cities, which illustrate different approaches to wellness city development

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Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tampere, Finland. His research focuses on local economic development and public sector innovations. His academic contributions include a large number of internationally distributed publications, including The Political Economy of City Branding and New Urban Management (Palgrave, 2015).

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'Wellness is a major economic trend of our time. Anttiroiko highlights key dimensions of wellness-oriented policy and reveals empirical cases that illustrate how local governments can profit from wellness strategies. This book should be read by students, experts and public managers looking to create new policies on local economic development.'

• Nicos Komninos, Professor, URENIO Research, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

'Wellness City provides a balanced perspective on how health and well-being relate to the promotion of both economic development and inclusive prosperity. This book provides valuable guidance for policy-makers and scholars who are puzzled by the challenges of urban economic development.'

• Hiroyuki Mori, Professor of Economics, Ritsumeikan University

Addressing the continuous need for new growth sectors in post-industrial cities, this book considers the economicsignificance 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.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. The Conceptual Field of Wellness.- 3. Wellness and the City.- 4. Wellness in Local Economic Development.- 5. Dimensions of the Wellness City.- 6. Wellness City Strategies in Local-Global Dialectic.- 7. Towards an Inclusive Wellness City.- 8.Conclusion.