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Tourism and Recreation in Rural Areas
Butler
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Description for Tourism and Recreation in Rural Areas
Hardcover. Recent years have witnessed a change from the passive, low key use of rural areas for recreation to the explosion of tourism as a highly active and dominant agent of change and control in the countryside and associated rural communities. Editor(s): Butler, Richard W.; Hall, C. Michael; Jenkins, John. Num Pages: 274 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSF; KNSG; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 692.
Recent years have witnessed a change from the passive, low key useof rural areas for recreation to the explosion of tourism as ahighly active and dominant agent of change and control in thecountryside and associated rural communities. This book considersthe effects of rural recreation and tourism with special referenceto:
* the economics of rural restructuring
* public sector rural policies
* imaging and reimaging
* the social dynamics of rural change
* sustainability of tourism and recreation in rural areas
Contemporary reflections of each of these issues are broughttogether by Richard Butler, C. Michael ... Read more
Recent years have witnessed a change from the passive, low key useof rural areas for recreation to the explosion of tourism as ahighly active and dominant agent of change and control in thecountryside and associated rural communities. This book considersthe effects of rural recreation and tourism with special referenceto:
* the economics of rural restructuring
* public sector rural policies
* imaging and reimaging
* the social dynamics of rural change
* sustainability of tourism and recreation in rural areas
Contemporary reflections of each of these issues are broughttogether by Richard Butler, C. Michael ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471976806
SKU
V9780471976806
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Butler
Richard W. Butler is the editor of Tourism and Recreation in Rural Areas, published by Wiley. C. Michael Hall is the editor of Tourism and Recreation in Rural Areas, published by Wiley.
Reviews for Tourism and Recreation in Rural Areas
"...this book provides a critical evaluation of the enthusiasm and promotion given o this growing industry...contains past and present examples...providing a very good historical perspective...this book can offer some lessons for both students and practitioners." (Toursim Analysis, Vol.6, 2001)