A survey of community leaders, broadly categorized as business people, public officials, and conservationists, was conducted to assess attitudes toward tourism in a six-county region of the Southern Appalachian Highlands of Tennessee and North Carolina. Broad support for tourism development was found across all groups, with the caveat that economic growth not take place at the expense of community character or environmental quality. In general, however, members of conservation organizations were more concerned about the negative impacts of tourism development than were business people or public officials. The methodology employed highlights issues of agreement and conflict among influential community groups. This approach can help communiti...
Many counties in Eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia in general have suffered intense economic h...
Tourism development and the arrival of tourists have created new social and economic functions and o...
Tourism is an attractive development option in rural areas of South East Europe to mitigate trends s...
A survey of community leaders, broadly categorized as business people, public officials and conserva...
A survey of community leaders, broadly categorized as business people, public officials and conserva...
Policy makers are turning to tourism as a potential industry force that may bring both economic and ...
This is the publisher's official version, also available electronically from: http://dx.doi.org/10.4...
Many view tourism as a tool for community development. Especially in the rural areas experiencing ec...
Many rural communities view tourism as an economic development strategy. This study explores the rel...
Rural tourism planners have called for more consideration to be given to potential social and enviro...
The rapid development of the tourism industry has detrimental impacts to the environment especially ...
Rural tourism is seen as a potential sector in promoting country to the world and at the same time g...
The development of tourism has been heralded to be a mechanism for sustainable rural development. Su...
People are visiting rural places of interest like never before; this has garnered much interest in t...
While rural tourism has been a prominent topic of tourism research sine the 1970’s, more research is...
Many counties in Eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia in general have suffered intense economic h...
Tourism development and the arrival of tourists have created new social and economic functions and o...
Tourism is an attractive development option in rural areas of South East Europe to mitigate trends s...
A survey of community leaders, broadly categorized as business people, public officials and conserva...
A survey of community leaders, broadly categorized as business people, public officials and conserva...
Policy makers are turning to tourism as a potential industry force that may bring both economic and ...
This is the publisher's official version, also available electronically from: http://dx.doi.org/10.4...
Many view tourism as a tool for community development. Especially in the rural areas experiencing ec...
Many rural communities view tourism as an economic development strategy. This study explores the rel...
Rural tourism planners have called for more consideration to be given to potential social and enviro...
The rapid development of the tourism industry has detrimental impacts to the environment especially ...
Rural tourism is seen as a potential sector in promoting country to the world and at the same time g...
The development of tourism has been heralded to be a mechanism for sustainable rural development. Su...
People are visiting rural places of interest like never before; this has garnered much interest in t...
While rural tourism has been a prominent topic of tourism research sine the 1970’s, more research is...
Many counties in Eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia in general have suffered intense economic h...
Tourism development and the arrival of tourists have created new social and economic functions and o...
Tourism is an attractive development option in rural areas of South East Europe to mitigate trends s...