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Där tåget inte stannar - hur den fysiska höghastighetsjärnvägsanläggningen förändrar landskapet och därmed förutsättningar för besöksnäringen i Höörs kommun

Gendig, Bruno LU (2017) SGEL36 20171
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
This paper examines the effects of the planned high speed railway between Malmö and Stockholm (known as Sverigeförhandlingen) on the tourism industry in the municipality of Höör through landscape changes. There will be no railway station in the municipality on that particular railway line meaning that trains will pass by. The paper examines stepwise how the tourism industry in the municipality is organized, the landscape’s role within the tourism industry and the effects the railway has on the landscape. This study is applying Yi-Fu Tuans theory about space and place and utilising a historical perspective by Atkins et al. In addition, a theory based on knowledge about the tourism industry is applied to understand Höör’s tourism mechanism... (More)
This paper examines the effects of the planned high speed railway between Malmö and Stockholm (known as Sverigeförhandlingen) on the tourism industry in the municipality of Höör through landscape changes. There will be no railway station in the municipality on that particular railway line meaning that trains will pass by. The paper examines stepwise how the tourism industry in the municipality is organized, the landscape’s role within the tourism industry and the effects the railway has on the landscape. This study is applying Yi-Fu Tuans theory about space and place and utilising a historical perspective by Atkins et al. In addition, a theory based on knowledge about the tourism industry is applied to understand Höör’s tourism mechanism by examining the mobility of tourists and locations as mass products. Upon analyzing public planning documents and interviews with officials, the study concludes the following. A high speed railway disrupts the cultural landscape which the tourism industry uses as a resource for the packaging of outdoor experience products. Because of the relatively small size of the particular tourism businesses in the municipality, this may decrease the attractiveness for prospective new business investing in the area. This is because the landscape is being used as a resource by those businesses and the future of this resource is uncertain. (Less)
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author
Gendig, Bruno LU
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organization
course
SGEL36 20171
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
high speed railway, outdoor tourism, rural areas, Höör, leisure industry, höghastighetsjärnväg, friluftsliv, landsbygd, Höörs kommun, besöksnäring
language
Swedish
id
8908717
date added to LUP
2017-06-07 14:46:31
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2017-06-07 14:46:31
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  abstract     = {{This paper examines the effects of the planned high speed railway between Malmö and Stockholm (known as Sverigeförhandlingen) on the tourism industry in the municipality of Höör through landscape changes. There will be no railway station in the municipality on that particular railway line meaning that trains will pass by. The paper examines stepwise how the tourism industry in the municipality is organized, the landscape’s role within the tourism industry and the effects the railway has on the landscape. This study is applying Yi-Fu Tuans theory about space and place and utilising a historical perspective by Atkins et al. In addition, a theory based on knowledge about the tourism industry is applied to understand Höör’s tourism mechanism by examining the mobility of tourists and locations as mass products. Upon analyzing public planning documents and interviews with officials, the study concludes the following. A high speed railway disrupts the cultural landscape which the tourism industry uses as a resource for the packaging of outdoor experience products. Because of the relatively small size of the particular tourism businesses in the municipality, this may decrease the attractiveness for prospective new business investing in the area. This is because the landscape is being used as a resource by those businesses and the future of this resource is uncertain.}},
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  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Där tåget inte stannar - hur den fysiska höghastighetsjärnvägsanläggningen förändrar landskapet och därmed förutsättningar för besöksnäringen i Höörs kommun}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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