Rural Canada and Canadian Rural Geography–an Appraisal

Troughton, Michael J.

doi:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1995.tb00420.x

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“…In the absence of a dynamic economy, many rural areas have changed their position, from a net growth and economic and cultural dominance to a position of net decline and residual status (Troughton 1995). It is reasonable to assume that in the absence of a viable tourism economy, the Everest region would have seen a net decline in human population either seasonally or permanently.…”

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“…Rural, countryside and remote areas have been of particular interest to geographers, especially when examining aspects of continuity and change in rural economies, environments and other human and social issues (Halseth and Rosenberg 1990;Brown 1999). Studies in rural geography have tended to focus on changes in core economic functions (for example, agriculture and forestry), spatial characteristics (land use, residential development) and human population migration (Troughton 1995;Brown 1999). While studies on single-resource towns, remote rural communities, frontier regions (Earle 1992) and extractive frontiers (Ryder and Brown 2001) have been traditionally of interest to human geographers, aspects of tourism development and its implications for rural and remote areas is now a subject of growing interest (Butler et al 1998;Brown and Hall 2000).…”

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Tourism and Remote Mountain Settlements: Spatial and Temporal Development of Tourist Infrastructure in the Mt Everest Region, Nepal

Nepal

2005

Tourism Geographies

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More than three decades of tourism in the remote mountain communities of the Everest region in the Nepalese Himalaya have transformed the shape, size and functions of traditional human settlements. Tourism-induced demands for accommodation have not only resulted in significant housing constructions, but traditional family dwellings have been converted into modern tourist accommodations as well. The growth of settlements and housing styles follow a pattern dictated by the mobility of tourists and their needs rather than the traditional functions of a rural settlement. Five major types of settlement, defined by their development stages, size and function, can be identified. These settlements have gone through several transitions, for example, from a herding village to seasonal tourist centres and into permanent settlements. This paper discusses the spatial and temporal effects of tourism on settlement development patterns and processes in the Everest region of Nepal. It contributes to the understanding of settlement development stages, progression through various transitions, factors that contribute to such transitions and corresponding changes in functional characteristics of individual settlements. It concludes that in-depth examination of rural settlements' development processes is crucial in understanding their dynamic nature, and in developing strategies for their planned development.

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Tourism and Remote Mountain Settlements: Spatial and Temporal Development of Tourist Infrastructure in the Mt Everest Region, Nepal

Nepal

2005

Tourism Geographies

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“…Although Mr Davar's approach to tourism development does not completely eradicate the issues surrounding seasonal, low paying jobs (Troughton 1995;Reed 1997;Jamal and Getz 1999), it does address the challenges of sustaining employment in rural areas, where under-employment is often a greater issue then unemployment. Earth Rhythms provides additional income opportunities for people who supply services or products they are already engaged in; as such they do not become dependent or reliant on tourism, but it becomes an opportunity to increase their total income.…”

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Appreciative Inquiry and Rural Tourism: A Case Study from Canada

Koster

Lemelin

2009

Tourism Geographies

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Many Canadian, resource-based communities are facing an economic crisis and often turn to tourism for economic diversification and some recent trends in the growth of tourism employment in Canada's rural areas suggest that such choices are well founded. Despite positive growth indicators, rural tourism is criticized for several reasons, including issues with employment, ownership and lack of understanding of the industry. Although much has been written on the development of community-based tourism and its potential to address such concerns, much of the discussion remains at theoretical levels, with few examinations of practical frameworks for rural communities in crisis, such as the current experience in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Enquiries into tourism's contribution to rural community economic development identified two gaps concerning how rural tourism can be a viable industry in resource-dependent communities and how to embed the industry within a community seeking alternatives from a deficit/crisis context. Interviews with a tourism operator in rural Manitoba, Canada seemed to provide an answer to both of these questions, through the application of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) to rural tourism development. Such an examination indicates that although such an approach does not solve the issues, it does provide a new lens through which to understand the potential for tourism in rural communities. Résumé: 'Recherche Appréciative' et le tourisme rural: un cas d'étude canadienDe nombreuses communautés canadiennes qui vivaient de leurs ressources naturelles se trouvent facè a une criseéconomique et se tournent souvent vers le tourisme pour diversifier leurséconomies. La croissance récente de l'emploi dans le domaine du tourisme en zones rurales au Canada suggère que c'est un choix approprié. Toutefois, malgré des indices de développement positifs, le tourisme rural est critiqué pour plusieurs raisons: problèmes de l'emploi, de propriété et manque de compréhension de cette activité. Bien qu'on ait beaucoupécrit au sujet du développement d'un tourisme implanté dans la communauté localeà cause de son potentiel pour résoudre de telles préoccupations, la discussion demeureà un niveau théorique. On voit peu de propositions de cadres pratiques pour les communautés rurales en crise, comme celles du nord ouest de l'Ontario au Canada. Lesétudes sur la contribution du tourisme au développementéconomique des communautés rurales a identifié deux lacunes relatives au tourisme rural comme activitééconomique viable dans des communautés qui dépendent de leurs ressources naturelles età la façon d'incorporer cette activité dans une Correspondence Address: Rhonda Koster, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, Lakehead University, Appreciative Inquiry and Rural Tourism 257 communauté qui cherche des alternatives dans un contexte de crise. Des interviews avec un opérateur de tourisme dans le Manitoba rural au Canada semblent procurer une réponseà ces deux questions grâceà l'application d'une 'Recherche Appréciative' (AI dans l...

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“…One increasingly important component of the North American agricultural system is alternative agriculture, which relies on flexible, adaptive farm management to address the goals of long-term environmental, economic, and social viability (Ehrenfeld 1987;Lockeretz 1988;Kirschenmann 1989;Troughton 1995). Indeed, a major study by the National Research Council (NRC 1989, 6) found that "[w]ider adoption of proven alternative systems would result in greater economic benefits to farmers and environmental gains to the nation.…”

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Agricultural Research and Alternative Farmers’ Information Needs

Duram¹,

Larson

2001

The Professional Geographer

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Research on sustainable agriculture is underfunded in the United States. Therefore, the topical relevance and the dissemination of this research must be carefully targeted to reach farmers. This paper investigates the actual linkages between local alternative farmers and the information dissemination efforts of publicly funded researchers who obtained grants from a federal/regional program. This analysis is based on a mail survey of twenty sustainable farmers in the Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Society, fifty farmers in the Illinois Organic Crop Improvement Association, and forty-two researchers who received grant funding from the North Central Region of the USDA's (United States Department of Agriculture) Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (USDA-SARE) program between 1988 and 1996. Appropriate statistical techniques were employed to analyze the relatively small sample sizes. Findings suggest that the local needs of farmers are not being met by the national and regional efforts of USDA-SARE, although sustainable farmers are somewhat more likely than organic farmers to receive publicly funded research information. Based on this survey research, the USDA should reconsider the focus and goals of its commitment to sustainable agricultural research.

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Rural Canada and Canadian Rural Geography–an Appraisal

Cited by 23 publications

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Tourism and Remote Mountain Settlements: Spatial and Temporal Development of Tourist Infrastructure in the Mt Everest Region, Nepal

Tourism and Remote Mountain Settlements: Spatial and Temporal Development of Tourist Infrastructure in the Mt Everest Region, Nepal

Appreciative Inquiry and Rural Tourism: A Case Study from Canada

Agricultural Research and Alternative Farmers’ Information Needs

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