Organic farm-based tourism as an element of sustainable multifunctionality to support peripheral regions-Hualien, Taiwan as an example

Autor(en): Li, Tzu-Ying Universität Kassel, 22. Juni 2010 Seiten: 238 Auflage: 1 Aufl. Band: 1 Sprache: EN ISBN-10: 3869552549 ISBN-13: 9783869552545 Zugeordnete Fachbereiche: Wirtschaftswissenschaften | Sozialwissenschaften Kategorie: Dissertation Bezugsmöglichkeiten Print Version 29,00 € 27,55 € In den Warenkorb eBook (958.8 kB) 29,00 € In den Warenkorb

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This study tries to find an alternative approach in the new tourism concept (NTC) to support small farms in peripheral regions through organic farm-based tourism under the concept of sustainable multifunctionality. The research investigates and analyses: 1) Organic farmers’ difficulties in running organic farm-based tourism and their potential abilities to offer tourism services; 2) Domestic and foreign tourists’ leisure preferences in the NTC and leisure constraints in peripheral regions. The methods include tourist/organic farmer questionnaires, interviews and field research. Multiple regression and descriptive statistics are used for quantitative data analysis. The results of the research may be useful in developing a tour management model to bring extra income to organic farmers and peripheral regions. This will help sustain rural communities in the periphery through multifunctionality and farm-based tourism as well as engage the support of the local and regional governments.