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Tourist attitudes towards water use in the developing world: A comparative analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper examines tourists' attitudes towards water use based on comparative data from interviews with tourists in Zanzibar, The Gambia and Dominican Republic.
Arbués   +44 more
core   +1 more source

Environmental-Physical Changes of Second Homes Tourism in Rural Area Applying Stability Approach (Case study: Roudbar-e-Ghasran Shemiranat County) [PDF]

open access: yesجغرافیا و پایداری محیط, 2015
Like other tourism models, second-home tourism leads to various consequences in rural areas. Due to the nature and development of this model, a lot of physical-environmental changes have been brought about in rural areas.
Ahmad Taghdisi , Farkhondeh Sepahvand
doaj  

After Cannibal Tours: Cargoism and Marginality in a Post-touristic Sepik River Society [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This article challenges the ethical allegory of the widely hailed film Cannibal Tours, drawing on two decades of ethnographic research in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea, most recently in 2010.
Silverman, Eric K.
core   +1 more source

Displacement of Youth from the Isle of Man: The Role of House Price Inflation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
: Small islands frequently suffer from population decline, especially of young people, putting continuity of community at risk. At the same time, their limited size can mean an intense competition for housing stock, particularly in scenic or economically
Canavan, Brendan
core   +2 more sources

Diaspora and tourism: Transylvanian Saxons visiting the homeland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper discusses visits to the homeland made by Transylvanian Saxons and their descendants, now mainly living in Germany, after their emigration from the former Saxon areas of Transylvania (Romania). The aim is to understand what compels those people
Corsale Andrea, Iorio Monica
core   +1 more source

Turismo de segunda residencia: Balance de un desarrollo en la costa Pacífico Sur de Nicaragua.

open access: yesInvestigaciones Turísticas, 2011
Estos últimos años, en regiones del Caribe y de América Central, se observa una proliferación de amplios proyectos residenciales, los cuales se inscriben dentro de programas turísticos con el fin de desarrollar territorios donde perduran ...
Xavier Matteucci
doaj   +1 more source

Second Home Tourism: An International Review

open access: yesTourism Review International, 2014
Second home tourism has emerged as a significant area of research on tourism-related mobility and multiple dwelling. The article conducts a review of the academic literature and is divided into two main parts. The first part charts the growth of second home publications in relation to countries of authors, leading journals, and number of publications ...
openaire   +1 more source

Fragmented Ownership and Second Homes in Tourism Resorts [PDF]

open access: yesAnatolia, 2010
ABSTRACT In spite of the generally accepted view that second homes induce a higher seasonality and a lower occupancy rate than hotels, they persistently prevail in many tourism destinations. This paper introduces a mechanism to illustrate and analyze the decision problem of constructing second homes or hotels.
J. G. Brida, BOFFA, FEDERICO
openaire   +2 more sources

The determinants of United Kingdom student visa demand from developing countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper analyzes the demand for UK educational services by international students through investigating the demand for student visas to the UK from 89 developing countries covering the period 2001 to 2008. The substantive findings of this research are
Jena, Farai, Reilly, Barry
core   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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