Tourism development in agricultural landscapes: the case of the Atherton Tablelands, Australia

Thompson, Michelle; Prideaux, Bruce; McShane, Connar; Dale, Allan; Turnour, Jim; Atkinson, Margaret

doi:10.1080/01426397.2016.1174839

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“…From a landscape perspective, Terkenli [39] described the relationship between tourism and landscape as inextricable, while other research has classified this relationship as a particular attribute of the cultural landscape [40], which has also been referred to as the 'tourism landscape' [41]. From a tourism perspective, a number of authors have commented on the importance of landscapes as a factor that attracts tourists to rural (including agricultural) areas [42][43][44][45]. The role of landscape in establishing place identity has also been a focus of research in both landscape and tourism literature.…”

Section: Discussing (Rural) Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Countryside to Sip: Venice Inland and the Prosecco’s Uneasy Relationship with Wine Tourism and Rural Exploitation

Visentin

Vallerani

2018

Sustainability

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In 2016, Italian production of wine exceeded 51 million hectolitres and among the twenty regions, the region with the most production by volume (millions of hectolitres) was the Veneto region, northeast of Italy, with almost 11 million. In particular, the success of Prosecco at the global level is the most important driving factor at both the economic and productivity levels. The worldwide success of Prosecco wine entails a remarkable change in both the local and regional configuration of agrarian landscapes. Traditional winegrowing swiftly changed into an intensive monoculture with remarkable investments and the spread of new viticulture entrepreneurships. The discussion proposed here intends to investigate the process of heritage construction or 'heritagisation', UNESCO candidacy, as an important issue for rural tourism promotion in the context of a productive winescape. We concentrated our analysis on the DOCG area, a complex space where several forces need to coexist; the productive drive of growing requests (global and local) of Prosecco, as well as rural representation based on local habits and a concrete hilly landscape. Rural tourism is clearly an important sector in terms of revenue and employment, especially for local communities, and it can help to ensure economic stability; however, doing so in a way that benefits the area and the landscape is not so straightforward. There are potential problems in facilitating increased urbanization, such as the standardization of landscape and damage to the area if plans are mismanaged. In the case of best practices, a desirable model of tourism can be tapped into while helping rural regions take advantage of more sustainable tourism development and landscape management.

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Section: Discussing (Rural) Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Countryside to Sip: Venice Inland and the Prosecco’s Uneasy Relationship with Wine Tourism and Rural Exploitation

Visentin

Vallerani

2018

Sustainability

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“…There is often a lamented disconnect between knowing how food is produced and where it comes from, and a related appreciation of the size, complexity and effort that goes in to cultivating, harvesting and transporting these goods [3]. This disconnect is slowly being remedied through consumer-and place-driven endeavors [3] such as regional tourism selling the 'idyllic' rural lifestyle, the plate-to-table and slow food movement, food sovereignty, agri-tourism, and the general move to critical, informed and conscious consumption [4][5][6][7]. With these strategies comes a greater interaction with agricultural vehicles.…”

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confidence: 99%

Traversing Community Attitudes and Interaction Experiences with Large Agricultural Vehicles on Rural Roads

King

Franklin

Miller

2021

Safety

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Agriculture is one of Australia’s largest rural industries. Oversized and slow moving industry equipment and vehicles, hereafter referred to as large agricultural vehicles (LAVs), use public roads. Restrictions exist regarding their on-road operation, but whether this is a function of the risk that their on-road use represents is unknown. A convenience sample of community members was used to explore perspectives about LAVs’ presence on roads. An online survey was used to explore LAV interaction experiences, risk perceptions, and how best to promote safe interactions. Ethics approval was obtained. The participants’ (N = 239) exposure to LAVs on roads in the last 12 months was variable, but there were clear seasonal points when encounters could be expected. The participants indicated that LAVs have a right to drive on the road (94.8%), and most interactions were neutral, with four LAV crashes reported. Other vehicle types were perceived as representing a higher risk to rural road safety than LAVs. The use of the driver’s license test to increase knowledge about LAVs’ presence, how to respond, and the use of signs were suggested in order to improve safety. The participants commonly interacted with LAVs, and rarely experienced negative events such as crashes. Continued communication about LAV presence on rural roads is an important consideration in order to help ensure safe interactions.

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“…The focus on the integration of localised perspectives by researchers and practitioners to promote a holistic conceptualisation of the tourist landscape has however led to the reduction of the role of tourism in re-ordering spaces and livelihoods. As tourism is seen as an activity juxtaposed to the cultural landscape, the latter has become foremost an asset to tourism development, where its potential to attract and entertain tourists is to be strategically maximised (Stoffelen & Vanneste, 2015;Terkenli, 2005;Thompson & Prideaux, 2010Thompson et al, 2016). Such concerns over the meaning and preservation of landscape during tourism development generally frame tourism as something to manage in ways sensitive to local cultures and natures.…”

Section: Tourist Landscapes In Landscape Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dwelling and tourism: embracing the non-representational in the tourist landscape

Prince

2018

Landscape Research

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The dwelling perspective outlines that landscapes are the product of embodied actions and practices. Landscape scholars studying tourism and tourism scholars studying landscapes have neglected to apply this perspective to local realities. Tourism most often represents an activity to integrate to the landscape, rather than a complex socio-spatial phenomenon. When embodiments are studied, it is generally to speak of the tourist experience. I propose using the dwelling perspective to infuse tourist landscapes with the non-representational ethos of materiality and embodiment. My proposition acknowledges the socio-cultural complexities that the tourist system imposes on local people, and addresses landscape as a material realm where there is constant interplay between localised practices and tourism dynamics. This perspective centres scientific conversations on the complex, yet mundane, experience of inhabiting tourist landscapes. Scholars should consider the impacts of tourism on living spaces as they contribute to the formation of language influencing planners and politicians.

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Tourism development in agricultural landscapes: the case of the Atherton Tablelands, Australia

Cited by 24 publications

References 27 publications

A Countryside to Sip: Venice Inland and the Prosecco’s Uneasy Relationship with Wine Tourism and Rural Exploitation

A Countryside to Sip: Venice Inland and the Prosecco’s Uneasy Relationship with Wine Tourism and Rural Exploitation

Traversing Community Attitudes and Interaction Experiences with Large Agricultural Vehicles on Rural Roads

Dwelling and tourism: embracing the non-representational in the tourist landscape

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