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638213
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Rural tourism and recreation : : principles to practice /\ [edited by] Lesley Roberts and Derek Hall
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xix, 231 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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0851995403
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: 9780851995403
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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1. Prelude -- 2. Social Construction -- 2.1. Indicators of Rural Well-being / Andrew Copus and Marsaili MacLeod -- 2.2. Hosts, Friends and Relatives in Rural Scotland: VFR Tourism Market Relationships Explored / Steven Boyne -- 3. The 'S' Word -- 3.1. Sustainable Rural Tourism Development: Ideal or Idyll? / Richard Sharpley -- 4. Managing -- 4.1. National Policy for 'Rural Tourism': the Case of Finland / Mirja Nylander -- 4.2. Access and Land Management / Fiona Simpson -- 4.3. The Roles of Interpretation in Facilitating Access to and in the Countryside / Lesley Roberts and Gunnar Rognvaldsson -- 5. Embedding Rural Tourism Development -- 5.1. Extending the Information Society beyond Urban Locations: Prospects and Reality / Seamus Grimes
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5.2. The Role of Rural Gastronomy in Tourism / Jacinthe Bessid'ere -- 5.3. Partnership Approaches in Rural Development / Lesley Roberts and Fiona Simpson -- 6. A Sideways Look at Tourism Demand -- 7. The Nature of Supply or the Supply of Nature -- 7.1. Adventure Tourism: a Journey of the Mind / David Grant -- 7.2. Cycling Tourism / Les Lumsdon -- 8. Where Demand Meets Supply: Markets for Tourism and Recreation in Rural Areas -- 8.1. Letter from an Academic Practitioner / Bernard Lane -- 8.2. The Importance of Micro-businesses in European Tourism / Victor T.C. Middleton -- 8.3. Quality Rural Tourism, Niche Markets and Imagery: Quality Products and Regional Identity / Fiona Williams -- 9. Synthesis and Conclusions
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This book reviews the theory and practice of tourism and recreation in rural areas in Europe. Including numerous case studies, 9 chapters cover: the changing nature of recreation and tourism provision in rural areas; the emergence of sustainability in the development debate; the different levels of policy influencing recreation and tourism development, and emphasizing the connectedness between local and global processes; the role and influence of the local community in recreation and tourism; changing patterns of tourism consumption; the changing nature of tourism supply; and the processes relating to the convergence of supply and demand
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Rural tourism-- Europe
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Rural development-- Europe
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Tourism-- Europe
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| Dewey Classification
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338.4/79140456
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G155.E8R87 2001
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Roberts, Lesley,1954-
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Hall, Derek R
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