Community Entitlement and the Failure of Tourism as a Community Development Strategy Walter F. Kuentzel Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources University of Vermont USA
Tourism and Community Adaptation Sustain and Diversify Local Economies Entrepreneurial Climate Community Identity
Rock of Cashel
International Visitors to Ireland
Rock of Cashel Visitors
Cashel Business Structure Trade War w/England “Frugal Comfort” Lemass Economic Reform EU Accession CAP Reform “Celtic Tiger
Tourism Businesses 3% 15% 12%
Tourism Growth and Business Structure 26% Decline 117% Increase
Still a Market Town?
Time-Series Analysis Cross Correlation Auto- Regression Ireland Visitorsns Rock of Cashel Visitorsns (p=.00) Agricultural Price Index.28 (3-year) (p=.04).01 (p=.00) Cross Correlation Auto- Regression Ireland Visitorsns Rock of Cashel Visitorsns (p=.00) Agricultural Price Index.28 (3-year) (p=.04).01 (p=.00) Cross Correlation Auto- Regression Ireland Visitorsns Rock of Cashel Visitorsns (p=.00) Agricultural Price Index.28 (3-year) (p=.04).01 (p=.00) Cross Correlation Auto- Regression Ireland Visitorsns Rock of Cashel Visitorsns (p=.00) Agricultural Price Index.28 (3-year) (p=.04).01 (p=.00) Cross Correlation Auto- Regression Ireland Visitorsns Rock of Cashel Visitorsns (p=.00) Agricultural Price Index.28 (3-year) (p=.04).01 (p=.00) Cross Correlation Auto- Regression Ireland Visitorsns Rock of Cashel Visitorsns (p=.00) Agricultural Price Index.28 (3-year) (p=.04).01 (p=.00)
Why Hasn’t Tourism Worked?
Still a Viable Agriculture Sector Golden Vale Cashel Cattle Mart Horse Farms
Tourism Infrastructure Small Bed Base Dense Downtown Day Visitation
Community Cooperation Lack of Cooperation Community Factionalism? Community Capital
Diversity of Adaptive Strategies In Addition to Agriculture: Health Care Sector Pharmaceutical Industries
Entitlement? Health Care Industrial Development Authority State and EU Money for Tourism
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