Generating public and private benefits through understanding what drives different types of agritourism

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 41, Issue , 2015, Pages 129-141

  Flanigan, Sharon ^a   Blackstock, Kirsty ^a   Hunter, Colin ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agritourism; Benefits; Demand; Drivers; Supply; Typology

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY; TOURISM; TYPOLOGY;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84941279934     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2015.08.002     Document Type: Article

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