Fascinating Remoteness: The Dilemma of Hiking Tourism Development in Peripheral Mountain Areas: Results of a Case Study in Southern Switzerland

Remote areas devoid of roads and tourist transport infrastructure are increasingly appreciated in urbanized countries because they provide the opportunity to experience tranquillity, solitude, and pristine nature, which are recreational qualities that contrast with the stress of urban life. In Switz...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mountain Research and Development. - International Mountain Society. - 30(2010), 4, Seite 320-331
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Mountain Research and Development
Schlagworte:Remoteness hiking tourism visitor survey purism scale landscape preferences natural areas naturebased tourism Switzerland Physical sciences Behavioral sciences mehr... Social sciences Applied sciences Business Biological sciences Mathematics