Promoting Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Tourism on the Russell Fork: An Academic-Community Partnership Report

Promoting Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Tourism on the Russell Fork: An Academic-Community Partnership Report

This community note describes a five-year academic-community partnership between a community organization and two universities in Kentucky. It also documents the potential of adventure tourism to help diversify the community's economy and contribute to the quality of life in the region. While r...

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Published in:Journal of Appalachian studies Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 170 - 180
Main Authors: Scott, Shaunna L., McSpirit, Stephanie, Foley, Jason
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: University of Illinois Press 01-10-2017
Subjects:
Appalachian studies
Collaboration
Communities
Community Note
Economic impact analysis
History
Local economy
Outdoor recreation
Rock climbing
Social Sciences
Sustainable economies
Tourism
Towns
US State History
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Summary:This community note describes a five-year academic-community partnership between a community organization and two universities in Kentucky. It also documents the potential of adventure tourism to help diversify the community's economy and contribute to the quality of life in the region. While recognizing that adventure tourism cannot make up for the loss of the area's traditional economic base, the data indicate that adventure tourism can make a positive contribution to the quality of life, environmental quality, and sustainability of the town. A major obstacle to achieving the community organization's goals to develop adventure tourism has been the failure to get buy-in from local government leaders.
ISSN:1082-7161
2328-8612
DOI:10.5406/jappastud.23.2.0170