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The tourism potential of england's community forests
Author(s) -
Bull C. J.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-1970(199901/02)1:1<33::aid-jtr142>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - tourism , underpinning , relevance (law) , sustainable tourism , ecotourism , space (punctuation) , tourism geography , environmental planning , business , environmental resource management , marketing , political science , geography , economics , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , civil engineering , law
Although the establishment of community forests has been underway in England since the early 1990s, their relevance for tourism has received little recognition. This paper begins by examining the significance of community forests for tourism and proceeds to assess future potential through an examination of community forest plans and through personal communication with the various projects. The review shows that, despite a brief coverage, most plans devote some space to tourism issues, with economic and sustainable concerns underpinning most of the proposals. The study concludes by revealing that, since the plans were produced, the importance of tourism has been afforded more prominence and that a number of distinct tourism initiatives are being developed. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.