dc.contributor.author | Willebrand, Tomas | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-08T10:11:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-06-08T10:11:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Willebrand, T. (2009). Promoting hunting tourism in north Sweden : options of local hunters. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 55(3), 209-216 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1612-4642 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/134202 | |
dc.description.abstract | Hunting tourism can help to diversify local economies in rural areas. In northern
Sweden, hunting tourism has the potential to counteract outmigration and unemployment, but
may entail ecological and social risks. I used a mail survey of 2,110 hunters in rural northern
Sweden to assess attitudes toward hunting tourism. Respondents emphasized the importance
of hunting to maintain economical, social, and cultural values in the rural areas. Most hunters
estimated that game contributed equal or larger amount of meat to their household than meat
bought commercially. Few respondents had first hand experience of hunting tourism and they
were divided on their attitude towards promoting hunting tourism. Many (46%) were
uncertain about their attitude towards hunting tourism; 36% were positive and 18% were
negative. Ethical values on using wildlife in hunting tourism and the attitude towards new
hunters coming to hunt influenced attitudes on development of hunting tourism. Hunters that
were positive to hunting tourism believed that it would create new jobs. Because hunting in
Sweden is highly organized and collective, there are no models of hunting tourism adapted to
the hunting culture in northern Sweden. The uncertainty of the potential local benefits from a
development of hunting tourism should be placed within a research framework, especially in
the northernmost parts where governmental undertakings are large and the state can influence
land use. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_US |
dc.subject | jakt | en_US |
dc.subject | Sverige | en_US |
dc.subject | rural development | en_US |
dc.title | Promoting hunting tourism in north Sweden : options of local hunters | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210 | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 209-216 | en_US |