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Power, resource, mobilization and leisure conflict on inland rivers in England

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Abstract

This chapter* shows that the nature and sources of power relating to tourism can be revealed by empirical studies that focus on the concept of resource mobilization. An examination of the conflicts in England over access to inland water for leisure between landowners, anglers and canoeists reveals how the socio-spatial process of resource mobilization linked to legal rights interact with state institutions and the structural principles of a neo-liberal society to produce leisure and tourism outcomes that favour those with property rights. The chapter demonstrates, however, the dependent nature of power relations so that those with authority rely on the actions and discourses of those they seek to exclude from particular spaces to justify the maintenance of property rights. *Chapter 8

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 171-196

Publication milestones

  • Published - 24/11/2006

Publication status

Published - 24/11/2006

Place of publication

London

Edition

1st edition

Publisher

Routledge, United States, United Kingdom

Publication series

  • Publication series name: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

ISBN (Print)

9780415329521

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/625158

Host publication title

Tourism, Power and Space

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