Nordic Perspectives on Nature-based Tourism

Edited by Peter Fredman, Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Jan Vidar Haukeland, Institute of Transport Economics, Norway

Contents:

Preface xii
Introduction xiii
Peter Fredman and Jan Vidar Haukeland

PART I NORDIC AND INTERNATIONAL
PERSPECTIVES ON NATURE-BASED TOURISM
1 Nature-based tourism in a Nordic context 2
Peter Fredman, Jan Vidar Haukeland, Liisa Tyrväinen,
Stian Stensland and Sandra Wall-Reinius
2 Trends in nature-based tourism 16
Jan Vidar Haukeland, Peter Fredman, Dominik Siegrist,
Liisa Tyrväinen, Kreg Lindberg and Yasmine M. Elmahdy

PART II PLACE-BASED RESOURCES AND LOCAL
COMMUNITIES
3 Frameworks to understand natural and cultural resources in
nature-based tourism 33
Knut Bjørn Stokke, Morten Clemetsen, Øystein Aas,
Thrond O. Haugen, Stian Stensland and Thomas Haraldseid
4 From tourist destination to local meeting place: enhancing
visitor experiences and social resilience in rural communities 50
Morten Clemetsen, Knut Bjørn Stokke, Jorunn Barane and
Thomas Haraldseid
5 Nature-based tourism and community resilience 64
Kreg Lindberg, Magnar Forbord and Rita Moseng Sivertsvik
6 Planning the tourism landscape across protected area borders 80
Knut Bjørn Stokke and Morten Clemetsen

PART III MARKET DYNAMICS AND SEGMENTS
7 Characteristics of different nature-based tourism activity markets 96
Petter Dybedal, Jan Vidar Haukeland and Kathrin Stemmer
8 Nature-based tourism package choices: a comparison
across birdwatchers, mountain bikers and hikers 111
Kathrin Stemmer, Knut Veisten, Kreg Lindberg and
Peter Fredman
9 ‘Good’, ‘bad’ or ‘ugly’ tourism? Sustainability discourses
in nature-based tourism 130
Monica A. Breiby, Hogne Øian and Øystein Aas

PART IV FIRMS, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATIONS
10 Characteristics of nature-based tourism firms 144
Stian Stensland, Magnar Forbord, Knut Fossgard and
Kristin Løseth
11 The importance of interactions and networks in the
nature-based tourism industry 162
Magnar Forbord and Rita Moseng Sivertsvik
12 Creativity and innovation in nature-based tourism:
a critical reflection and empirical assessment 175
Matthias Fuchs, Knut Fossgard, Stian Stensland and
Tatiana Chekalina
13 Commercial mountaineering, Norwegian friluftsliv and the
gradual march of commodification 194
Kristin Løseth and Peter Varley

PART V VALUE-ADDED EXPERIENCE PRODUCTS
14 The nature-based tourism product 208
Knut Fossgard and Peter Fredman
15 Facilitating smartly packaged nature-based tourism
products through mobile CRM applications 222
Tatiana Chekalina, Knut Fossgard and Matthias Fuchs
16 Fantastic, magical and grandiose: nature’s role in event design 237
Lusine Margaryan and Peter Fredman
17 Visual staging of nature-based experiencescapes:
perspectives from Norwegian tourism and event sectors 250
Lusine Margaryan and Knut Fossgard
18 A Nordic perspective on wildlife tourism experiences 263
Stian Stensland, Øystein Aas, Hilde Nikoline Hambro
Dybsand and Thrond O. Haugen
19 Concluding remarks 281
Jan Vidar Haukeland and Peter Fredman

Index