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Rural Tourism Development in the United States of America

Yaoqi Zhang

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Rural America has been experiencing a rapid transformation in many aspects over the past 100 years or so.This is particularly true after the Second World War.Globalization and economic restructure of the United States led to a decline in traditional agricultural,forestry,and mining jobs in many rural areas.As a result,rural tourism development has been used as an important and effective means of rural economic revitalization and diversification.This paper reviews the rural tourism development processes and driving forces in the US.Both positive and negative impacts of rural tourism are also discussed.Information provided in this paper could be helpful for sustainable rural tourism development in China.

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Rural America has been experiencing a rapid transformation in many aspects over the past 100 years or so.This is particularly true after the Second World War.Globalization and economic restructure of the United States led to a decline in traditional agricultural,forestry,and mining jobs in many rural areas.As a result,rural tourism development has been used as an important and effective means of rural economic revitalization and diversification.This paper reviews the rural tourism development processes and driving forces in the US.Both positive and negative impacts of rural tourism are also discussed.Information provided in this paper could be helpful for sustainable rural tourism development in China.

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Rural America has been experiencing a rapid transformation in many aspects over the past 100 years or so.This is particularly true after the Second World War.Globalization and economic restructure of the United States led to a decline in traditional agricultural,forestry,and mining jobs in many rural areas.As a result,rural tourism development has been used as an important and effective means of rural economic revitalization and diversification.This paper reviews the rural tourism development processes and driving forces in the US.Both positive and negative impacts of rural tourism are also discussed.Information provided in this paper could be helpful for sustainable rural tourism development in China.

Key concepts: Rural tourism, China, Tourism, Restructuring, Diversification (marketing strategy), Rural economics, Rural sociology, Sustainable development

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