Rural tourism and sustainable business /
edited by Derek Hall, Irene Kirkpatrick, and Morag Mitchell.
- Clevedon [UK] ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, c2005.
- xiv, 370 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Aspects of tourism ; 26 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: Introduction - 1. Rural tourism as sustainable business: key themes and issues -- Part 2: Strategic considerations - 2. Rural tourism policy: European perspectives - 3. Rural tourism business: a North American overview - 4. Legislative frameworks for rural tourism: comparative studies from Spain - 5. Effective marketing for rural tourism - 6. Exploitation of ICT for rural tourism enterprises: the case of Aragon, Spain -- Part 3: Networks, partnerships and community support - 7. Co-operative marketing structures in rural tourism: the lrish case - 8. Regional co-operation in rural theme trails - 9. Rural wine and food tourism cluster and network development - 10. Globalisation, rural tourism and community power - 11. The development of tourism businesses in rural communities: the case of the maroons of Jamaica - 12. Farm tourism co-operation in Taiwan -- Part 4: Quality sustainable business - 13. Quality as a key driver in sustainable rural tourism businesses - 14. Rural tourism businesses and environmental management systems - 15. Researching the links between environmental quality kite marks and local tourism business performance: a discourse analysis of the Welsh rural beach quality 'green coast award' - 16. Entrepreneurial personality traits in managing rural tourism and sustainable business - 17. Business development, rural tourism and the implications of milieu - 18. Sustainable rural tourism business practice: progress and policy in South East Cornwall -- Part 5: Conclusion - 19. Rural tourism business as sustained and sustainable development? -- Index.
1845410114 (pbk.) 1845410122 (hbk : alk. paper)
Tourism
Rural development.
338.4791091734 / RUR
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: Introduction - 1. Rural tourism as sustainable business: key themes and issues -- Part 2: Strategic considerations - 2. Rural tourism policy: European perspectives - 3. Rural tourism business: a North American overview - 4. Legislative frameworks for rural tourism: comparative studies from Spain - 5. Effective marketing for rural tourism - 6. Exploitation of ICT for rural tourism enterprises: the case of Aragon, Spain -- Part 3: Networks, partnerships and community support - 7. Co-operative marketing structures in rural tourism: the lrish case - 8. Regional co-operation in rural theme trails - 9. Rural wine and food tourism cluster and network development - 10. Globalisation, rural tourism and community power - 11. The development of tourism businesses in rural communities: the case of the maroons of Jamaica - 12. Farm tourism co-operation in Taiwan -- Part 4: Quality sustainable business - 13. Quality as a key driver in sustainable rural tourism businesses - 14. Rural tourism businesses and environmental management systems - 15. Researching the links between environmental quality kite marks and local tourism business performance: a discourse analysis of the Welsh rural beach quality 'green coast award' - 16. Entrepreneurial personality traits in managing rural tourism and sustainable business - 17. Business development, rural tourism and the implications of milieu - 18. Sustainable rural tourism business practice: progress and policy in South East Cornwall -- Part 5: Conclusion - 19. Rural tourism business as sustained and sustainable development? -- Index.
1845410114 (pbk.) 1845410122 (hbk : alk. paper)
Tourism
Rural development.
338.4791091734 / RUR