Rural tourism and recreation : principles to practice /

• Main Authors: Roberts, Lesley, 1954- (Author), Hall, Derek R., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2001.
• Subjects: Rural development > Europe.; Rural tourism > Europe.; Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000); Policy and Planning.; Supply, Demand and Prices.; Rural Industry and Enterprises.; Recreational Facilities and Management, (New March 2000); Tourism and Travel.; Demand.; Recreation management.; Regional policy.; Rural areas.; Rural communities.; Rural recreation.; Rural tourism.; Supply balance.; Sustainability.; Tourism development.; Tourism policy.; Electronic books.
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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...

Table of Contents:

• Prelude
• Social Construction?
• The 'S' Word
• Managing?
• Embedding Rural Tourism Development?
• A Sideways Look at Tourism Demand
• The Nature of Supply or the Supply of Nature?
• Where Demand Meets Supply : Markets for Tourism and Recreation in Rural Areas
• Synthesis and Conclusions.