Measuring the success of the Great Western Greenway in Ireland

Deenihan, Gerard; Caulfield, Brian; O’Dwyer, Dermot

doi:10.1016/j.tmp.2013.03.004

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“…Deenihan et al analyzed the usage of a pilot greenway (cycle way, 42 km) in a rural environment in Ireland. In terms of increased tourist expenditure in the area, the facility brings approximately one million euros from tourists annually, providing the facility a payback period of six years [10]. Although farmers and non-farmers agree on the necessity to keep greenways as part of their cultural landscape, the attitude of rural residents toward the development of greenway tourism is different [11].…”

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“…As a linear open space, a greenway can early connect rural tourism resources. At present, greenways are an acknowledged tool for rural sustainable development because they help to protect and manage environmental heritage, promote economic activities, and enhance the social assets of rural areas [10,33]. The authors proposed a conceptual model that links the community with agricultural heritage conservation and greenway implementation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Greenway Implementation Influence on Agricultural Heritage Sites (AHS): The Case of Liantang Village of Zengcheng District, Guangzhou City, China

2018

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Abstract:As environment-friendly recreational facilities, greenways can bring ecological, social, and economic benefits to the residents of agricultural heritage sites (AHS). Zengcheng District of Guangzhou City first implemented the recreational greenway in China in 2008. Liantang Village is the tourist center of the Liantang Spring segment of Zeng River Greenway system. This village has always been an important planting region of black olive and lychee from ancient times, with more than 1800 large old trees until today. Taking Liantang as a case, participant observations, in-depth interviews, and questionnaires (n = 140) are performed to collect relevant data. This study explores the economic and sociocultural influences of greenway implementation on AHS. Findings reveal that greenway tourism and agricultural heritage conservation form a mutually beneficial relationship. The greenway implementation successfully prompts the emergence and rapid development of tourism which significantly improves the economy of the heritage area and effectively increases the income of the villagers in AHS. The sources of their income mainly include agritainment businesses, agricultural product sales, tourist-related business wages, land leases, and house rentals. Most villagers greatly improve their quality of life because of the continuous infrastructure improvements. However, the daily lives and production orders of villagers are disturbed to some extent. The villagers have a highly sober cognition of the value of old trees, and their protection consciousness is enhanced. The difference in the source of economic income affects the judgment of the villagers, and three groups of villagers exhibit some cognitive differences with the influence of tourism. Results indicate that multi-dimensional values of agricultural heritage can be achieved, and a mutually beneficial relationship will then be formed between tourism and agricultural heritage conservation as soon as the correct eco-tourism is developed in AHS.

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Section: The Greenway As An Approach For Ahs Sustainabilitymentioning

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Greenway Implementation Influence on Agricultural Heritage Sites (AHS): The Case of Liantang Village of Zengcheng District, Guangzhou City, China

2018

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“…They argued that using a long period of count data is useful for investigating the effectiveness of cycling interventions. Deenihan et al (2013) also utilised automatic bicycle counter data to investigate the benefits of new cycling infrastructure in a rural area in Ireland. Their results implied that this new investment is worthwhile.…”

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The evaluation of large cycling infrastructure investments in Glasgow using crowdsourced cycle data

2019

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The benefits of cycling have been well established for several decades. It can improve public health and make cities more active and environmentally friendly. Due to the significant net benefits, many local governments in Scotland have promoted cycling. Glasgow City Council constructed four significant pieces of cycling infrastructure between 2013 and 2015, partly in preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and partly to encourage cycling more generally. This required substantial capital investment. However, the effectiveness of these big new infrastructure investments has not been well examined, mostly due to data limitations. In this study, we utilised data from the activity tracking app Strava for the years 2013-2016 and fixed effects panel data regression models to examine whether the new cycling infrastructure has increased cycling volumes on these routes. Our results show that three of the infrastructure projects have a positive effect on the monthly total volume of cycling trips made by users of the app, with flows up by around 12% to 18%. Although this result is promising, it needs to be interpreted with care due to the characteristics of the data.

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“…For now, research on large cycle routes is relatively sparse if compared to other fields in tourism or to the study on links between territories and daily mobility. Among the existing studies, most have focused on analysing the quality of projects in view of improvements [12] or on measuring the use of infrastructures in an essentially economic approach [13]. A second category of study focusses on identification of users [9].…”

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Cycling along a River: New Access, New Values?

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The ViaRhôna is an 815 km cycle route running along the Rhône River from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean Sea. We examine the influence of this type of cycle route on the relationship between route users (including the local population, itinerant cyclists and foreign tourists) and the river landscapes. This relationship is approached from the angle of the use of the riverbanks as well as the perceived image, the value, and the knowledge associated with the river and its landscapes. Our survey based on interviews (n = 16) and questionnaires (n = 546) produced the following results. The features of the cycle route and the related activities that it makes possible drain a special segment of the population that, in spite of its diverse sociological composition, shares similar tastes. The creation of the cycle route has led to an increase in use of the riverbanks both by tourists and local people. The experience that it offers contributes to enhancing the value that users place on the river. This is due to a change in the image of the river following the (re)discovery of its natural environments. On the other hand, knowledge of one’s natural environments is not modified. These results raise the question of possible changes in the degree to which users support policies targeting the preservation and restoration of the river.

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Measuring the success of the Great Western Greenway in Ireland

Cited by 24 publications

References 13 publications

Greenway Implementation Influence on Agricultural Heritage Sites (AHS): The Case of Liantang Village of Zengcheng District, Guangzhou City, China

Greenway Implementation Influence on Agricultural Heritage Sites (AHS): The Case of Liantang Village of Zengcheng District, Guangzhou City, China

The evaluation of large cycling infrastructure investments in Glasgow using crowdsourced cycle data

Cycling along a River: New Access, New Values?

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