Locals' and Tourists' Sense of Place

Promoting hunting tourism in north Sweden: opinions of local hunters

“…Traditional hunting in rural areas is often seen as a natural part of the cultural landscape (Stedman and Heberlein 2001). New policies and regulations may be perceived as illegitimate changes of the rules governing hunting and a potential threat to local traditions (O'Brien 2005;Kianicka et al 2006).…”

Added value from European Territorial Co-operation: the impact of demographic change in the Alps on the young

“…This constraint of provision in the smaller Alpine towns especially affected young people who, after studying , 2007Corrado, 2011;EB & P Umweltbuero Klagenfurt, 2011;UNCEM, 2011;Urban Planning Institute, 2011;Lombardy region, 2011Lombardy region, , 2012Hochschule Muenchen, 2012;ILB, 2012 Unauthenticated Download Date | 5/13/18 3:24 AM in urban centres, prefer to remain there instead of returning to the smaller Alpine town centres where they encounter the problem of finding somewhere to live (Jentsch, 2006;Parry et al, 2010;JTS, Central Europe, 2012;Hummel et al, 2013). The housing market trend was very serious especially in mono-structural (skiing) tourist areas which prioritise secondary homes, thus increasing prices and channelling development money into a single economic sector that might not be appealing to all young people (Kianicka et al, 2006). Additionally, public investments lag behind because private ones are usually given priority over state-funded non-profit construction projects, as in the case of the Slovenian Alpine region.…”

“…Jones (1999) has argued that the young in rural and mountain areas grow up with the presumption they will soon have to leave to find jobs or higher education. Further, their out-migration from rural Alpine areas is considered problematic since they are a social group with a strongly developed identity crucial for the empowerment, preservation and vitality of the Alpine region (Muir, 2003;Perlik, Messerli, 2004;Kianicka et al, 2006;CIP-RA, 2013c). The Alpine identity has been a thread in an otherwise very diverse area in which different tribes had settled in the past and lived isolated from the neighbours.…”

Landscapes of transhumance in Norway and Spain: Farmers' practices, perceptions, and value orientations

“…Farmers are often seen to hold an anthropocentric orientation, focusing on profit and productivity and considering nature or landscapes as an economic resource, while recreationists and environmental officials are typically seen to subscribe to an ecocentric orientation focusing on the 'intrinsic value' of nature, biodiversity and 'unspoilt' landscapes (Kaltenborn & Bjerke 2002;Daugstad 2008). Such value orientations are often used to pinpoint differences in opinions between different stakeholders, typically farmers or local inhabitants as 'insiders' in the community compared to tourists, managers or scientists as 'outsiders' (Busck 2002;Kianicka et al 2006). However, a number of studies show value orientations crossing these categories (e.g.…”