Rural tourism development : localism and cultural change / E. Wanda George, Heather Mair and Donald G. Reid.

By:

George, E. Wanda, 1943-

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Tourism and cultural change ; 17.Publication details: Bristol, UK ; Buffalo, NY : Channel View Publications, c2009.Description: xii, 276 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:

1845410998 (pbk : alk. paper)
9781845410995 (pbk : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

338.4791 GEO

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	338.4791 GEO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100338921

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Rural tourism represents a merging of perhaps two of the most influential yet contradictory features of modern life. Not only are the forces of economic, social, cultural, environmental and political change working to redefine rural spaces the world over, but broad global transformations in consumption and transportation patterns are reshaping leisure behaviour and travel. For those concerned with both the nature of change in rural areas and tourism development, the dynamics and impacts of integrating these two dramatic shifts are not well known but yet are becoming increasingly provocative discourses for study. This book links changes at the local, rural community level to broader, more structural considerations of globalization and allows for a deeper, more theoretically sophisticated consideration of the various forces and features of rural tourism development. While Canadian in content, the cases and discussions presented in this book can be considered generally relevant to any rural region, continentally and globally, that has undertaken or is considering rural tourism development.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

1 Chapter 1 Introduction to Rural Tourism Development
2 Chapter 2 Political Economy of Rural Tourism Development in Canada
3 Chapter 3 The Case of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
4 Chapter 4 The Case of Port Stanley, Ontario
5 Chapter 5 The Case of Vulcan, Alberta
6 Chapter 6 The Case of Canso, Nova Scotia
7 Chapter 7 Synopsis - From Case Studies to Premises
8 Chapter 8 The Complex Role of Culture in Rural Tourism
9 Chapter 9 Changing the Rural Landscape
10 Chapter 10 Notions of Community
11 Chapter 11 Sustainability and Rural Community and Sustainable Rural Tourism
12 Chapter 12 The Role of Public Policy
13 Chapter 13 Presenting a Process for Planning that Engages Community
14 Chapter 14 The Way Forward: Re-thinking Rural Tourism Research and Practice

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Dr. E. Wanda George is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration and Tourism and Hospitality Management, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Canada. Dr. George¿s research focuses on the interrelationships and dynamics that occur amongst tourism, rural communities, local culture and community sustainability. Dr. Donald G. Reid is Professor in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph, Canada. Dr. Reid¿s research focuses on community development and social planning, tourism and recreation planning. Of particular interest is the marginalized and the integration into mainstream society of those experiencing poverty and issues of citizenship, generally. His research work is centered in Africa and Canada. Dr. Heather Mair is an Assistant Professor in the Recreation and Leisure Studies Department, University of Waterloo, Canada. Her research focuses on the challenges and opportunities presented by tourism development in rural Canada.