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Sustainable Rural Tourism

Lessons for Rural Development

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ID4445969
AuthorsRuth Mcareavey (0000-0002-9929-4461, Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author), John Mcdonagh (0000-0001-5182-1157, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume51
Issue2
Pages175-194
Publication date2011-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociologia Ruralis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0199 • E-ISSN: 1467-9523
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9523.2010.00529.x
OpenAlexW1549278964
LanguageEN
Citations received29
References cited37

Rural areas are recognised for their complex, multifunctional capacities with a range of different interest groups claiming their rights to, and use of, different rural spaces. The current rural development paradigm that is evident across the globe is epitomised by the European LEADER approach. Using evidence from the proposed National Park in Northern Ireland, we ask the question: what is the potential for sustainable rural tourism to contribute to rural development? In our analysis we consider the scope for adaptive tourism to overcome some of the ongoing challenges that have been identified in the LEADER approach. Four themes are revealed from this analysis: institutional (in)capacity, legitimacy of local groups, navigating between stakeholder interests and sustainable tourism in practice. These issues, discussed in turn, have clear implications for the new rural development programme

Agriculture · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Globe · Legitimacy · Political science · Public relations · Rural area · Rural development · Rural management · Rural sociology · Rural tourism · Scope (computer science) · Stakeholder · Sustainable development · Tourism · Tourism geography · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Rural development and sustainability · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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Unique citing works29
Citations per year2,07
Citation span2012 - 2025 (14)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 25

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