The research was carried out in the “Sierra y Cañones de Guara” Natural Park, a protected
mountain area located in the Central Pyrenees (Huesca, Spain). In this territory, a notorious …

st t At the dawn of the 21 century, the impact of human beings on the environment continues
to provide cause for concern. For some, what matters is the loss of so much that is beautiful …

Despite the growing interest in rural tourism in rural communities, there has been little
investigation of how to introduce this new activity into conventional farm management while …

This paper examines the roles and significance of rural tourism activity undertaken by those
farmers who have retired from non-farming jobs from a multifunctional perspective in Chiba …

While rural tourism will provide new opportunities for farmers and inhabitants in rural areas,
many problems must be solved to make the sustainable development of tourism a reality …

En la primera parte de este trabajo se revisan los cambios experimentados por los sistemas
ganaderos de montaña durante los últimos años, en particular en los Pirineos Centrales …

While rural tourism will provide new opportunities for farmers and inhabitants in rural areas,
many problems must be solved to make its sustainable development a reality. Therefore, this …

In Japan, the need to proceed towards a more sustainable agriculture appears to be a
common goal for the Ministry of Agriculture and farmers' organizations. However, agricultural …

The relationship between multifunctionality and the roles of rural communities has not been
discussed fully although the connection between the two is an essential issue in the rural …

Understanding the demand profile of rural tourism is a necessary condition for the
successful diversification of any rural economy. Although descriptive analyses have been …