Rural tourism has been widely recognized as a means of promoting the revival of traditional
villages and has been supported by numerous researchers. It has the potential to provide …

To combat rural socio-economic decline, second-home development is seen as a strategy
for fostering rural development and mitigating decline across several regions in the Nordic …

This study focused on the stigmatisation of an emerging wellness tourism destination due to
patient travel for tourism. The concept of spatial stigma was adopted to explore how local …

Drawing on a systematic review of the literature, this paper explores the factors which have
enabled and/or constrained the transformative potential of public service user participation …

The vitality of public space in rural communities is an important symbol of rural revitalization,
especially in suburban rural communities. Previous studies focused on rural industries and …

Traditional village tourism significantly shapes the dynamic interaction between human-land
relations and contributes to the evolution of three key land uses: ecological, production, and …

Contemporary society is characterized by intense mobility and the prevalence of visual
culture, where representations are more important than experience. In that context, images …

Indicators based on the application of Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques are
widely used at all levels of spatial policy. The bulk of studies undertaken have involved …

This study draws upon the concept of 'activity space'rooted in human geography and applies
it in a contemporary urban context–Macao. Noting the growing trend of urbanisation and the …

The carrying capacity of ecological-production-living space (EPLS) is pivotal to the
development of traditional villages and the optimization of their tourism industries. However …