Il contributo ricostruisce brevemente il rapporto turismo-città in epoca post-fordista ed analizza alcuni casi di politiche turistiche ed urbane in Italia. L'intento è quello di discutere criticamente alcuni aspetti nuovi attraverso i quali vengono immaginate e costruite le città turistiche post-moderneTourism has become one of the most important instruments in the global urban competition. Cities and city-regions are currently used to attract people, business and international capital through the creation of new material and immaterial tourism resources. It is a new relationship that links city, culture and tourism, to whom firstly the territorial analysis and secondly the planning process have to give new answers. This paper analyses tour...