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"Build it, they are already coming": railfan tourism in North America
(2012-11-10)Across North America many rail enthusiasts are engaged in watching and photographing trains. Most often these aficionados go unnoticed, but increasingly small cities and towns are accommodating these "railfans". A review ... -
The Effectiveness of environmental communication with scuba divers : a case study comparing the curricula of BSAC, PADI, and SSI entry-level certification courses
(2012-11-10)The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the environmental communications contained in novice certification course manuals. This was accomplished by reviewing the effectiveness of these communications ... -
Enabling the Wild Child: Measuring Child Sense of Place and Connectivity to Nature in Relation to a Park Experience
(2016)Nature-deficit disorder is a condition termed by Richard Louv in 2005 to account for the disconnect from nature experienced by individuals, families, and communities in the developed world (particularly in a North American ... -
Expectations for tourist development: examining the roles of capacity building and empowerment
(2012-11-10)Rural communities often view small-scale, community-based tourism development as a viable opportunity for economic and community development (Timothy, 2002; Beeton, 2006; Reid, 2003). Unfortunately, the process of developing ... -
Exploring opportunities and constraints associated with protected areas in Northern Ontario, Canada / by Izabela Anna Wozniczka.
(2009)In recent years, there have been increasingly more protected areas established as an attempt to preserve the biodiversity of coastal and terrestrial ecosystems. In Canada, government agencies have set a goal to protect 12% ... -
Small-business owners' attitudes towards tourism and capacity for innovation: a case study in rural northwestern ontario
(2013-02-12)Rural communities in much of the developed world have turned to tourism as a possible means to assist with the decline of traditional extractive industries (such as forestry and mining) and the resulting negative impacts ... -
Visitors' attitudes towards wind farms : a study of the English Lake District National Park
(2011-07-19)The tourism industry is one of the largest in the world. Many nations derive considerable economic gain from tourism markets. At the same time, many nations are pushing for the development of newer greener sources of energy ...