How to maintain naturalness in nature-based tourism resorts? : approaches to assessments of landscape quality for tourism planning

• Main Author: Uusitalo, Marja
• Other Authors: fi=Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta|en=Faculty of Social Sciences|
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: fi=Lapin yliopisto|en=University of Lapland| 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Levin; Lapland
• Online Access: http://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/62842

This thesis addresses how nature-based tourism resorts should maintain naturalness while also building the capacity to accommodate an increasing number of visitors. Considering tourists’ perceptions of compact building patterns is part of the solution. Therefore, impact of land use on landscape qual...