Sökning: "rural tourism"

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1. 6. Growth and decline in rural Sweden : geographical distribution of employment and population 1960–2010

   Författare :Martin Hedlund; Linda Lundmark; Emma Lundholm; Olof Stjernström; Kjell Overvåg; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; rural restructuring; rural heterogeneity; manufacturing decline; agricultural decline; urbanization; rural typology; life-course perspective; cluster analysis; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the combination of changes in the population and employment into sectors in rural Sweden for the period 1960-2010. The aim is to describe and analyze the demographic changes together with the labour market changes, and to account for the spatial outcome of these changes by considering the heterogeneity of rural areas. LÄS MER

3. 7. Tourism Development in Peripheral Areas : Processes of Local Innovation and Change in Northern Sweden

   Författare :Patrick Brouder; Peter Fredman; Linda Lundmark; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :change; development; evolution; peripheral; Sweden; tourism.;

   Sammanfattning : Tourism has reached almost all regions of the world and has had a notable growth in the peripheral regions of Europe. Attempts at tourism development in rural and peripheral areas have resulted in widely varying outcomes and have often been undertaken as a last resort by communities. LÄS MER

4. 8. Imagining Tourist Spaces as Living Spaces : Towards a Relational Approach to Alternatives and Morals in Tourism

   Författare :Solene Prince; Dimitri Ioannides; Sandra Wall-Reinius; Kevin Hannam; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rural tourism; Volunteer tourism; ethnography; narratives; Bornholm; Sólheimar eco-village;

   Sammanfattning : Many actors are taking advantage of the flexible barriers to entry of the tourist industry to engage in the production of varied forms of tourism closely related to their lifestyle, professional and communal ambitions. With the increased popularity of forms of tourism bringing the guest close to the host, it becomes relevant to ask questions related to lived experiences and close encounters in tourism scholarship. LÄS MER

5. 9. Tourism work among Sámi indigenous people : exploring its prevalence and role in sparsely populated areas of Sweden

   Författare :Traian Leu; Dieter Müller; Madeleine Eriksson; Raynald Harvey Lemelin; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Indigenous tourism; Sámi; reindeer herders; sustainable livelihoods; diversification; rural development; sparsely populated areas; Sweden;

   Sammanfattning : Little is known about the role of tourism development among Sámi indigenous people living in the sparsely populated areas of Sweden. Previous research shows tourism to be a potentially suitable option for development in such regions, yet the exact implications for the indigenous population remains largely unexplored. LÄS MER

7. 10. Tales of uniqueness : Value creation in rural tourism development

   Författare :Manuela Kronen; Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; value creation; rural tourism development; authenticity; uniqueness; LEADER-method;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to analyse value creation in a rural tourism development project. In order to analyse value creation, I investigate how participants of a rural tourism development project define and understand uniqueness of that particular rural area as a lever to developing a touristic offer. LÄS MER