Dieter K. Müller

Författarna tecknar ett friluftsliv i förändring som begrepp, företeelse och som ett empiriskt och vetenskapligt fält. Här diskuteras bland annat hur det forskas kring begreppet, man redovisar enkätstudier i ämnet, gör en kvantitativ analys av friluftslivet liksom man beskriver och tecknar de sociala mönstren. Även barns möten med natur, det friluftsliv som sker nära tätorterna och naturupplevelsernas ekonomiska värde undersöks. Och vilka nya aktiviteter av friluftsliv finns? Vidare diskuteras när friluftsliv blir naturturism. Skillnaden mellan kvantitativ och kvalitativ metod i friluftsforskningen med exemplet bär- och svampplockning granskas. Boken illustreras med foton och diagram. En rad kunniga skribenter deltar, alla med förankring i universitets- och högskolemiljöer. Bokens redaktörer är: Peter Fredman är professor i naturturism vid ETOUR, Mittuniversitetet i Östersund. Klas Sandell är professor i kulturgeografi vid Karlstads universitet. Marie Stenseke är professor i kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi vid Göteborgs universitet.

Tourism is a major industry in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) as well as a growing field of academic study. For many cities and regions tourism is also increasingly recognised as being integral to economic, social and sustainable development. In addition, tourism also contributes to Nordic identity through destination promotion and tourism activities, including winter tourism and the tradition of access to common land, as well as specific forms of tourism, such as second homes. Nordic Tourism is the first comprehensive and accessible introduction to tourism in the region that links Nordic tourism research and concerns with key concepts in tourism studies. The book consists of eleven chapters dealing with issues ranging from, for example, marketing and policy to nature-based tourism, culture and the contribution of tourism to environmental change. The inclusion of case studies from leading Nordic researchers on specific destinations, attractions, resources, sectors and developments also provides a valuable learning tool for all students of tourism.

Tourism is a major industry in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) as well as a growing field of academic study. For many cities and regions tourism is also increasingly recognised as being integral to economic, social and sustainable development. In addition, tourism also contributes to Nordic identity through destination promotion and tourism activities, including winter tourism and the tradition of access to common land, as well as specific forms of tourism, such as second homes. Nordic Tourism is the first comprehensive and accessible introduction to tourism in the region that links Nordic tourism research and concerns with key concepts in tourism studies. The book consists of eleven chapters dealing with issues ranging from, for example, marketing and policy to nature-based tourism, culture and the contribution of tourism to environmental change. The inclusion of case studies from leading Nordic researchers on specific destinations, attractions, resources, sectors and developments also provides a valuable learning tool for all students of tourism.