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Local Development and Natural Protected Areas : Enforcement of Rural Policy in the Northumberland National Park
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Gandariasbeitia, Iker Etxano |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | In a rural context which features with the emergence of environmental and recreational concerns it is believed that natural Protected Areas (PAs) play a key role. In fact, the benefits derived from PAs may have a positive impact on rural development. Within this framework, an assessment of the application of the Rural Enterprise Scheme (RES) in the Northumberland National Park (NNP) and its immediate environs over the period 2000-2006 has been made. Thus, whether the NNP makes any difference in terms of the application of rural development measures has been explored. The methodology employed has consisted of both a descriptive data analysis and a questionnaire survey. The former has relied on secondary quantitative data and the latter on a questionnaire directed to all the RES applicants in the area over the cited period, successful or otherwise. The main research findings reveal that the Park may have some sort of influence on both local development and the application of the RES. However, an over-emphasis on tourism support may be a background reason for unbalanced development within the area. GATEWAY: Environmental Issues in Local and Regional Development |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/events/2008/may-prague/papers/Gandariasbeitia.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
