New Rural Residents or Working Tourists? Place Attachment of Mobile Tourism Workers in Finnish Lapland and Northern Norway

Tuulentie, Seija; Heimtun, Bente

doi:10.1080/15022250.2014.967998

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“…Finally, and in accordance with Tuulentie and Heimtun (2014), we found place attachment to be an important stay factor in the case of these tourism actors. "Staying" as an active decision in place attachment has been discussed very little thus far, but may be a crucial objective for rural communities striving to retain a workforce.…”

Section: Discussion and Conclusion: Tourism Activity As An Expressiomentioning

confidence: 52%

“…Other scholars scrutinizing place attachment have applied similar approaches, likewise using various interviewing methods and smaller samples (e.g. Åkerlund & Sandberg, 2015;Gustafson, 2001;Lemelin, Koster, Bradford, Strickert, & Molinsky, 2015;Tuulentie & Heimtun, 2014;Ujang & Zakariya, 2015;Windsong, 2014). The present study similarly draws upon semi-structured interviews, here addressing tourism actors in the Jukkasjärvi (Kiruna) area.…”

Section: Case Study and Methodological Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One accepted assertion is that lifestyle entrepreneurs settle in certain places to support their lifestyle choices and engage in particular activities (Andersson, Carlsen, & Getz, 2002;Getz & Carlsen, 2000;Getz, Carlsen, & Morrison, 2004;Ioannides & Peterson, 2003;Morrison, Rimmington, & Williams, 1999;Tuulentie & Heimtun, 2014). However, that link is often instead presented as place dependence, where the place is assumed to meet the specific needs of the intended activities (Kaján, 2014;Soini et al, 2012).…”

Section: Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Place Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other studies have evaluated the salience of place attachment in relation to in-moving tourism workers or entrepreneurs (Brehm, 2007;Siemens, 2014;Tuulentie & Heimtun, 2014). Tuulentie and Heimtun (2014) study the matter from a rural development perspective in northern Norway and Finland.…”

Section: Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Place Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Tuulentie and Heimtun (2014) study the matter from a rural development perspective in northern Norway and Finland. They depict place attachment as an important factor for retaining tourism workers in rural settings.…”

Section: Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Place Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tourism activity as an expression of place attachment–place perceptions among tourism actors in the Jukkasjärvi area of northern Sweden

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2017

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

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Thus far, the relation between place attachment and lifestyle entrepreneurship has received limited attention in tourism studies. Our study addresses tourism actors' relationship to the place of their engagement, here the Jukkasjärvi area of northern Sweden. Using a qualitative approach, we analyse their place attachment with particular attention to their perceptions of nature. Thereby, we contribute to a deeper understanding of the theoretical linkage between place attachment and lifestyle entrepreneurship in rural nature-based tourism. We find that all actors have strong bonds to the places of their engagement, which we suggest is a key motivator for their professional engagement with tourism. Furthermore, our findings highlight that not only the functional dimension of the environment, but particularly emotional attachment to the environment allows people to perceive places as "ideal" for their activities. All actors speak of their strong appreciation of the natural environment, in particular the climate and seasons, and they embody their attachment through diverse outdoor activities. They claim they wish to "share their lifestyle" with tourists and pursue work-related activities in the same ways and in the same places as their private activities. Hence, we propose that positive perceptions of the natural environment and particularly enthusiasm for different outdoor activities foster as well as promote tourism activity more than other factors do.

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Section: Discussion and Conclusion: Tourism Activity As An Expressiomentioning

confidence: 52%

Section: Case Study and Methodological Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Place Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Place Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Place Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tourism activity as an expression of place attachment–place perceptions among tourism actors in the Jukkasjärvi area of northern Sweden

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Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

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Community Formation and Sense of Place - Seasonal Tourism Workers in Rural Sweden

Thulemark

2016

Popul. Space Place

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Seasonal tourism workers in the Swedish mountains can be conceptualised as members of occupational communities. For members of such a community, the dual relationship between the job and other members are important. However, a place perspective might be fruitful, as place amenities are expected drivers of job acceptance. By studying seasonal workers' relation to place, through the lens of their 'membership' of an occupational community, it is possible to capture both the individual sense of place and the group's shared sense of place. The former is highly important, as social relations among the workers are particularly significant. In this study, the conceptual framework of occupational communities is modified to better suit temporary and mobile workers in amenityrich rural areas. The overall aim of this paper is to investigate how seasonal tourism employees can be analysed as an occupational community. Further, it studies the ways in which a particular tourism-related occupational community perceives and connects to its location, as well as the ways in which seasonal tourism workers perceive the role of place and community in their everyday lives and future plans. Hence, this article concludes that members of an occupational community have a dual attachment to place. This type of community could exist and move around without being affected by the geographical place, but the place has affective possibilities influencing the workers, and in an isolated rural place, the community has more space to grow stronger.

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Seasonal Workers as Innovation Triggers

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Tourism Employment in Nordic Countries

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New Rural Residents or Working Tourists? Place Attachment of Mobile Tourism Workers in Finnish Lapland and Northern Norway

Cited by 29 publications

References 45 publications

Tourism activity as an expression of place attachment–place perceptions among tourism actors in the Jukkasjärvi area of northern Sweden

Tourism activity as an expression of place attachment–place perceptions among tourism actors in the Jukkasjärvi area of northern Sweden

Community Formation and Sense of Place - Seasonal Tourism Workers in Rural Sweden

Seasonal Workers as Innovation Triggers

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