Abstract
This study analyzes the changing role of women in the new economic activity of farm tourism in two distinct areas of Spain: Catalonia and Galicia. One of the most evident effects of economic restructuring processes in rural areas is the need to create in situ employment alternatives to agriculture. Farm tourism is a valuable alternative for women which both allows the combination of domestic responsibilities with tourism work and represents an income source that supports continued small-scale farming and conservation of the countryside environment. Women's perceptions of the built and natural environments are changing in response to these activities. © 1995.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 267-282 |
Journal | Annals of Tourism Research |
Volume | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1995 |
Keywords
- Spain
- economic restructuring
- environmental perceptions
- farm tourism
- gender roles
- women's work