Includes bibliographical references and index.

Blending perspectives on tourism and recreation / Jeoffrey Dehez, Jean-Christophe Dissart, Jean-Bernard Marsat -- Social capital and tourism development in rural areas / Stéphanie Truchet, Jean-Marc Callois -- What middle way is possible between a tourist site and natural heritage? : the case of the Gironde Estuary's islands / Clarisse Cazals, Sandrine Lyser -- Culture, a factor for recreation emergence and creativity / Jean Corneloup, Philippe Bourdeau, Pascal Mao -- Inter-municipal cooperation and tourism : new local roots / Vincent Vles -- Strategic management of tourism destinations within territories : key stakeholders and the example of "parcs naturels régionaux" (regional natural parks) / Jean-Bernard Marsat -- Mountain tourism development between the political and administrative contexts and local governance : a French-Swiss comparison / Christophe Clivaz, Emmanuelle George-Marcelpoil -- Nature-based leisure activities put to the environmental test : a pragmatic, sociological approach / Ludovic Ginelli -- Consumer co-construction and auto-construction mechanisms in the tourist experience : applications to the resort model at a destination scale / Isabelle Frochot -- Tourist contribution to the financing of natural areas : the significance of non-economic motivations / J. Dehez, A. Ben Othmen, T. Rambonilaza -- Resorts, hinterlands, and local development / Dominik Cremer-Schulte, Jean-Christophe Dissart -- Tourism as a catalyst for development projects / France Loubet, Liliane Perrin-Bensahel -- What contribution do environmental amenities make to territorial development? / Amédée Mollard, Dominique Vollet -- North American perspectives on tourism and outdoor recreation / David W. Marcouiller -- Perspectives from the United Kingdom and Ireland / Mary Cawley, Gordon Clark -- Tourism in Spain : Southern European perspectives / Isabel Cortés Jiménez, Salvador Anton Clavé.