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Tourism, Mobility and Second Homes

Tourism, Mobility and Second Homes

Prof. C. Michael Hall | Dr. Dieter K. Müller

(2004)

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Abstract

Second homes - the cottage, the summer house, the bach - are an important part of the tourism and leisure lifestyles of many people in the developed world. Second homes are therefore an integral component of tourism experiences in rural and peripheral areas. Yet, despite their significance not only for tourism but also for rural communities and the rural economy, relatively little research has been undertaken on the topic until recent times. This volume represents the first major international analysis and review of second homes for over 25 years. It will provide a significant resource for those interested in changing patterns of tourism and leisure behaviour as well as the use of the countryside and peripheral areas. The book describes the economic, social and environmental impacts of second homes as well as their planning implications and places such discussions within the context of contemporary human mobility. The volume represents essential reading for those interested in rural regional development processes and the development of new rural leisure landscapes.


Michael Hall is Professor of Tourism at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

Dieter K. Müller is Associate Professor, Department of Social and Economic Geography, Umeå University, Sweden. Both authors have research interests with respect to tourism and regional development, mobility, and tourism in peripheral areas.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Contents v
Acknowledgements vii
Contributors ix
Part 1 Context 1
Chapter 1 Introduction: Second Homes, Curse or Blessing? Revisited 3
Chapter 2 Second Home Tourism Impact, Planning and Management 15
Part 2 Mobilities, Encounters and Meanings 33
Chapter 3 The ‘Cottage’ Privilege: Increasingly Elite Landscapes of Second Homes in Canada 35
Chapter 4 The Cottage and the City: An Interpretation of the Canadian Second Home Experience 55
Chapter 5 Place Attachment of Vacation Residents: Between Tourists and Permanent Residents 75
Chapter 6 Mobile Migrants: Travel to Second Homes 87
Chapter 7 British Second Homes in Southern Europe: Shifting Nodes in the Scapes and Flows of Migration and Tourism 97
Chapter 8 Dwelling Through Multiple Places: A Case Study of Second Home Ownership in Ireland 113
Part 3 Patterns and Issues 131
Chapter 9 Recreational Second Homes in the United States: Development Issues and Contemporary Patterns 133
Chapter 10 Recreational Second Homes in the South West of Western Australia 149
Chapter 11 A Hidden Giant: Second Homes and Coastal Tourism in South-Eastern Australia 162
Chapter 12 Second Homes in New Zealand 174
Chapter 13 Second Homes: Reflections on an Unexplored Phenomenon in South Africa 196
Chapter 14 Second Homes in Spain 215
Chapter 15 Second Homes as a Part of a New Rural Lifestyle in Norway 233
Chapter 16 Second Homes in Sweden: Patterns and Issues 244
Part 4 Future Issues 259
Chapter 17 Second Home Plans Among Second Home Owners in Northern Europe’s Periphery 261
Chapter 18 The Future of Second Home Tourism 273
References 279
Index 303