More than sense of place? Exploring the emotional dimension of rural tourism experiences

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 23, Issue 8-9, 2015, Pages 1157-1178

  Jepson, Deborah ^a   Sharpley, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emotional experience; rural tourism; rurality; sense of place; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; LANDSCAPE; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL AREA; SENSE OF PLACE;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; LAKE DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84943388755     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2014.953543     Document Type: Article

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