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• Coverpage
• Titlepage
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Rural Tourism Development
• Introduction
• The Role of Social Theory: The Benefits of a Political Economy Approach
• Dominant Themes Underpinning this Text
• Tourism in a globalizing world
• Cultural change and the processes of rural community commodification
• The importance of resistance
• The rural appeal
• Defining Rural and the Rural Landscape
• Tourism Development in Rural Areas
• Outline of the Book
• Methodological Approach
• Case study approach: A method, a format
• Research methods
• Contribution to Research
• Analytical Framework
• Chapter 2: Political Economy of Rural Tourism Development in Canada
• Introduction
• Key Terms: Neoliberalism and Restructuring
• The Context of Canadian Development and Rural Policy: A Brief Historical Overview
• Rural Development: The Attraction of Tourism
• Impacts: The Opportunities and Challenges of Tourism and Rural Development
• Conclusion
• Chapter 3: The Case of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
• Introduction
• Key Theoretical Concepts: Commodification of Culture; Gentrification
• Commodification of culture
• Gentrification
• Research Approach
• The Case of Lunenburg
• Background
• History of Lunenburg
• Collapse of the fishery in Atlantic Canada
• Cultural tourism in Nova Scotia
• Tourism Development in Lunenburg
• A ‘responsive’ approach to tourism development in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
• Tourism’s trajectory in Lunenburg
• The UNESCO World Heritage Site designation process
• State of the fishing industry in Lunenburg since 1995
• Reconnecting to Theoretical Concepts
• Commodification of Lunenburg’s cultural assets
• Gentrification in Lunenburg
• Conclusion
• Lunenburg’s response tourism: A shift to a service-based industry
• Lunenburg’s future
• Chapter 4: The Case of Port Stanley, Ontario
• Introduction
• Key Theoretical Concepts: Rejuvenation; Integration
• Research Approach
• The Case of Port Stanley
• Background
• History
• Port Stanley today
• Tourism development in Port Stanley
• Rejuvenation, Integration and Tourism in Port Stanley
• Conclusion
• Chapter 5: The Case of Vulcan, Alberta
• Introduction
• Key Theoretical Concepts: Contrived Tourism Developments; Contested Meanings of Place
• Research Approach
• The Case of Vulcan, Alberta
• Background
• History
• Tourism Development in Vulcan
• The Rural Initiatives Program: A community-visioning session
• Building a (Contested and Contrived) Tourism Image
• Reconnecting to Theoretical Concepts
• Contesting and negotiating the meanings of community
• Conclusions
• Chapter 6: The Case of Canso, Nova Scotia
• Introduction
• Key Theoretical Concepts: Tourism Destination Development; Community/Place Identity; Cultural Tourism (Creative Cultural Industries)
• Tourism destination development
• Community/place identity
• Cultural tourism and the role of the creative cultural industries (arts and music)
• Research Approach
• The Case of Canso
• Background
• History
• Tourism Development in Canso
• A ‘deliberate’ approach to tourism development in Canso
• The tourism event/attraction and Stan Rogers
• Reconnecting to Key Concepts
• Community participation/volunteerism
• Community and identity
• Sociability effects of cultural (arts and music) tourism
• Conclusions
• Chapter 7: Synopsis: From Case Studies to Premises
• Introduction
• Cross-case analysis
• From Case Studies to Premises
• Conclusion
• Chapter 8: The Complex Role of Local Culture in Rural Tourism
• Introduction
• Key Theoretical Concepts: Local Culture; Culture Economy; Commodification of Culture
• Tourism
• What is Culture?
• A culture economy
• A dichotomous relationship between tourism and culture
• Tourism as Continuity
• Peace
• Cultural understanding/appreciation
• Cultural revitalization
• Economic revitalization
• Affirming and promoting community identity
• Tourism as Rupture
• Cultural conflict
• Leakage and loss of local control
• Staged authenticity
• Acculturation/loss of diversity
• Cultural appropriation
• A Cultural Turn
• Conclusion
• Challenges for rural communities
• Understanding culture and tourism
• Redefining the concept of commodifying culture
• Determining what aspects of culture to commodify
• Chapter 9: Changing the Rural Landscape
• Introduction
• Key Theoretical Concepts: Gentrification; Branding and Image
• What is Gentrification?
• Gentrifying Rural Landscapes and Rural Communities
• Tourism as a Force of Gentrification
• Gentrification: Future trends
• Building the Rural Brand: Theming and Imaging the Countryside
• Branding and theming
• Rural communities as urban playgrounds
• Sense of place
• Conclusion
• Chapter 10: Notions of Community
• Introduction
• Key Theoretical Concepts: Community; Community Development; Tourism Planning
• The Idea of Community
• The Enemies of Community
• Community Development and Cultural Commodification in Rural Tourism Planning
• What are Community Development and Citizen Participation?
• The Importance of Involvement of Community in Tourism Development
• Community Development is not a Panacea
• Developmental Intent of Citizen Involvement in the Tourism Planning Process
• Chapter 11: Rural Community Sustainability and Sustainable Rural Tourism
• Introduction
• Key Theoretical Concepts: Sustainable Development; Sustainable Tourism; Cultural Capital
• Sustainability (Sustainable Development)
• Sustainable tourism
• UNWTO/UNEP global goals for sustainable tourism
• Sustainable tourism in Canada
• Rural Communities and Sustainability
• Community Capacity and Sustainability
• Human, social, natural and finance/built capital
• Social cohesion, social relations and social sustainability
• Culture as Capital
• Cultural capital and intangibles
• New Conceptualizations of Community Capital for Sustainability
• The Future: Community Capacity and Rural Sustainability Conclusion
• Chapter 12: The Role of Public Policy
• Introduction
• Key Theoretical Concepts: Public Policy; Tourism Policy; Social Policy
• What is Public Policy?
• Tourism and Public Policy
• The role of values and ideology
• Tourism Policy in Practice: A Public-Private Mix
• The international context
• Tourism policy in Canada
• Development Policy and Tourism: A Conflict of Values?
• Place promotion
• Sustainable Tourism and the Role of Policy
• Public-Private Partnership Policy Initiatives
• New Directions: A Role for Social Policy in Tourism Planning?
• What Constitutes Sound National and Regional Community Development Policy in Rural Areas?
• Conclusion
• Chapter 13: Presenting a Process for Tourism Planning that Engages Community
• Introduction
• Key Theoretical Concepts: Community Tourism Planning Process; Community Engagement
• Challenging The Prerogative of Economics and Business in the Tourism Planning Process
• Community Visioning Sets the Framework and Controls for Tourism Development
• Setting the Stage for Planning the Tourism Product
• A Sample Community Tourism Development Process
• Key Attributes of this Approach
• Chapter 14: The Way Forward: Rethinking Rural Tourism Research and Practice
• Introduction
• Key Theoretical Concepts: Tourism Rural Development; Community Tourism Planning
• What constitutes development?
• What motivates development?
• Who is in control of the development?
• What is the appropriate development process?
• What constitutes the knowledge base for development?
• Managing Rural Tourism Successfully
• A New Analytical Framework for Understanding Tourism Development
• Planning Tourism Development Strategies
• Conclusion
• References
• Index