Nature as a commercial setting: the case of nature-based tourism providers in Sweden

Margaryan, Lusine

doi:10.1080/13683500.2016.1232378

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“…Nature-based tourism is defined mainly as tourism within natural environments [46], whereas ecotourism is institutionally defined as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education" (www.ecotourism.org). The tourism research community seems aware of this distinction, with a lot of literature attempting to define what ecotourism is [47,48] or the role of nature in nature-based tourism [49,50], while the ESF uses both terms indistinctly, especially in addressing (eco)tourism as a cultural service. Moreover, the ESF assumes ecotourism to be a form of recreation in many of its statements.…”

Section: Tourism Research and Ecosystem Services: Light And Shadementioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Tourism in the Ecosystem Services Framework

Pueyo‐Ros

2018

Land

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The Ecosystem Services Framework (ESF) is a powerful tool for understanding the relationship between nature and society, and tourism is an important expression of this. However, the scientific literature focusing on the relationship between tourism and the ESF is limited. Hence, there is a need to bring the tourism research community and the ESF together, not only as a cultural service but as an economic sector that consumes natural resources. This paper aims to do this by analyzing discourse on tourism in institutional reports produced by the ESF. Additionally, how the tourism research community has approached the ESF is analyzed by reviewing the literature that has used it and literature addressing nature-based tourism. The results suggest a “schizophrenic” approach to tourism, which is defined as either a cultural ES (nonmaterial) or as a nature-based industry (consumptive). Moreover, a disconnect has been found between tourism research and the ESF. The tourism research community may not feel comfortable with the inaccurate definition of tourism in the ESF and may prefer to use freer terms. However, the aforementioned community should integrate the ESF within their studies on natural resources. At the same time, the ESF should be more accurate in using tourism-related concepts.

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Section: Tourism Research and Ecosystem Services: Light And Shadementioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Tourism in the Ecosystem Services Framework

Pueyo‐Ros

2018

Land

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“…NBT is expected to contribute to growth and employment in rural areas. However, other stakeholders are dependent on the same types of resources and land, for example, wind turbines, hydropower, mining, agriculture, forestry, and second-home development (Connell et al, 2017;Kytzia et al, 2011;Margaryan, 2016). This requires the management and prioritization of resources; thus, as one of many stakeholders, the NBT industry needs a clear picture of which resources are important (Fredman & Tyrväinen, 2010).…”

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Broadening the scope of resources in nature: an explorative study of nature-based tourism firms

Fossgard

Stensland

2020

Journal of Ecotourism

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Nature-based tourism firms and other stakeholders often compete for the same resources. Knowledge of and access to resource bases are therefore essential for firms' success. Nature-based tourism firms operate in nature areas, which, for the Nordics, may include human-made objects and intangibles. In this study, we therefore adopt a broad approach towards the concept of natural resources and include human-made, social, and cultural resources, termed resources in nature. Based on 558 survey responses, we analyse the dependence on resources in nature for three types of nature-based tourism firms in Norway. Intangible resources, such as silence, views, and other sensory qualities, are generally the most essential resource group for the firms, together with special biotopes and unique and iconic landscapes and areas. Cultural resources are also of certain importance to the firms. This study contributes to knowledge-based management and the prioritization of resources essential for the nature-based tourism industry. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…On the other hand, as numerous researchers have found that similar challenges have not just occurred in China but also in developing countries like Thailand, Tanzania, and Zambia, as well as developed countries like Canada, the United States, and Japan [15,28,[47][48][49][50]. This has been the case for protected area created for the public good like NFPs (in China), National Parks (in Canada, the United States, and elsewhere), and Quasi-national parks (in Japan), even the woodlands and wetlands in or around the city that need to be protected.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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National Forest Parks in China: Origin, Evolution, and Sustainable Development

Chen

Bosch

et al. 2019

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The concept of National Forest Park (NFP) is mainly used in mainland China. Originating in 1982, NFP embodies a “top-down” concept and associated program launched by the Chinese government. It is aimed at promoting forest-based tourism and economic development under the premise of protecting forest resources. After 30 years of development, NFPs have made great achievements in protecting specific forest resources, promoting forest-based tourists, promoting regional economic development, and they have gained popularity worldwide. However, due to the fast pace of NFP expansion, lack of predictable planning and innovative thinking, and ineffective governance, some problems like overexploitation, scenic pollution, monotonous development patterns, and ecological degradation associated with NFP constrain its sustainable development. In order to solve these problems effectively, a holistic review of the status of NFPs in China is needed. To help meet this need, the origin, evolution, and current status of NFPs in China were analyzed. The presented research also included retrospective analyses of challenges and opportunities for NFPs sustainable development in China. Results show that from 1982 to 2015, the number of NFPs grew dramatically, and this development occurred in four phases. In addition, NFP development has been unbalanced in regional distribution. When analyzing the evolution of NFPs, the main issues to date have included failure to implement Master Plans in practice, unclear supervisory responsibilities, ambiguous classification, unbalanced distribution, destruction of natural resource and ecosystems, insufficient cultural protection, weak awareness of nature education, lack of resource statistics, monotonous planning, and weak marketing. Study findings can contribute to promoting the sustainable future development of NFPs and support the forest-based tourism industry.

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Nature as a commercial setting: the case of nature-based tourism providers in Sweden

Cited by 35 publications

References 68 publications

The Role of Tourism in the Ecosystem Services Framework

The Role of Tourism in the Ecosystem Services Framework

Broadening the scope of resources in nature: an explorative study of nature-based tourism firms

National Forest Parks in China: Origin, Evolution, and Sustainable Development

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