Second homes are an integral component of tourism in rural and peripheral areas. This volume represents a major international review of second homes for over 25 years. The volume represents helpful information for those interested in rural regional development processes. Table of Contents 1. Introduction, C M Hall & D K Muller; 2: Second Home Tourism: Impact, Management and Planning Issues, D K Muller, C M Hall & D Keen (University of Otago); 3. The Cottage Privilege: Increasingly Elite Landscapes of Second Homes in Canada, G Halseth (University of Northern British Columbia); 4. The Cottage and the City: An Interpretation of the Canadian Second Home Experience, S Svenson (York University); 5. Encounters Between Tourists, Second Homeowners & Permanent Residents, L Aronsson (University of Kalmar); 6. Social and Cultural Perspectives of Second Home Tourism: A Transnational Perspective, D T Duval (University of Otago); 7. British Second Homes in Southern Europe, A M Williams (University of Exeter), R King (University of Sussex) & T Warnes (University of Sheffield); 8. Dwelling Through Multiple Places: ACase Study of Second Home Ownership in Ireland, B Quin (Dublin Institute of Technology); 9. Recreational Second Homes in the united States, D J Timothy (Arizona State University); 10. Recreational Second homes in the South West of Western Australia, J Selwood (University of Winnipeg) & M Tonts (University of Western Australia); 11. A hidden Giant: Second Homes & Coastal Tourism in South Eastern Australia, W Frost (Monash University); 12. Second Homes in New Zealand, C M Hall & D Keen (University of Otago); 13. Second Homes: Reflections on an Unexplored Phenomenon in South Africa, G Visser; 14. Second Homes in Spain, M A Casado-Diaz (University of West England); 15. Second Homes as a Part of a New Rural Lifestyle in Norway, T Flognfeldt jr. (Lillehammer College); 16. Second Homes in Sweden, D K Muller; 17. Second Home Plans among Second Homeowners in Northern Europe's Periphery, B Jansson (Umea University) & D K Muller; 18. The Future of Second Homes, D K Muller & C M Hall. |