This book shares the work of various scholars under the umbrella of quality of life in tourism and hospitality, including case studies showing best practice. The main goal of this volume is to provide a portfolio of selected activities from tourism and hospitality settings as best practices and...

In recent years, there has been considerable discussion within the international scientific and ocean policy community on an ecosystem approach to the integrated management (IM) of multiple ocean uses, and specifically its application to fisheries. Much of this discussion has focused on the...

This paper illustrates the work of a number of model forest partnerships in different regions: Grizzly Bear Research Project in Canada; Participatory Governance and Poverty Alleviation in Cameroon; Conflict Resolution in Chile; Watershed Management Planning in the Philippines; Creation of the First ...

This chapter evaluates the responses of two resource-dependent towns (Gold River and Tumbler Ridge) in rural British Columbia, Canada, to the crises precipitated by the closure of the main local employer. The principal finding is that different geographic imaginations of rural places and their...

A discussion of stakeholder theory first establishes a frame of reference within which to examine corporate-community relations. The case of Whistler (British Columbia, Canada) is then used to explore the relationship between Intrawest, the main resort corporation, and the community. It is shown...

This book, consisting of 24 chapters, draws upon selected, revised, and edited papers from the 5th British-American Rural Geography Symposium held in Devon in July 2003. It focuses on rural regions in the UK, the USA, and Canada that are facing conflicting demands, pressures and challenges, having...

The demand for ecotourism and outdoor recreation is increasing and the pressures on land use are becoming more obvious. A large part of the experience of ecotourism and recreational landscape depends on the maintenance of forested land. Effective management of tourism and recreation in forests can...