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Richard Butler
Researcher at University of Strathclyde
Publications - 233
Citations - 16388
Richard Butler is an academic researcher from University of Strathclyde. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tourism & Tourism geography. The author has an hindex of 54, co-authored 216 publications receiving 15318 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard Butler include University of Western Ontario & Brigham Young University.
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The concept of a tourist area cycle of evolution: implications for management of resources.
TL;DR: The concept of a recognizable cycle in the evolution of tourist areas is presented in this paper, using a basic s curve to illustrate their waving and waning popularity, and specific stages in the evolutionary sequence are described, along with a range of possible future trends.
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Sustainable tourism: A state‐of‐the‐art review
TL;DR: A review of the development of sustainable tourism can be found in this paper, where the authors argue for the need to ensure that the concept includes and is applied to the human environment as well as the physical environment.
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The core of heritage tourism
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the relationship between personal characteristics, site attributes, awareness, perceptions, and behavior (before, during, and after) and found that those who view a place as part of personal heritage are likely to behave significantly differently from others.
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Tourism, Environment, and Sustainable Development
TL;DR: A broad definition of environment is necessary in this context, encompassing both the physical and human realms and also Nature's, as is an equally wide view of human leisure activities, which needs to include far more than tourism as mentioned in this paper.
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Tourism and recreation in rural areas.
TL;DR: The sustainability of tourism and recreation in rural areas has been studied in this paper, with a focus on image and re-imagining of rural areas. Butler et al. discuss the role of tourism in tourism and economic development in rural regions.