Access to Nature for Persons with Disabilities: Perspectives and Practices of Swedish Tourism Providers

IF 2.1 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Sandra Wall-Reinius, Kristin Godtman Kling, D. Ioannides
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Despite the growing popularity of outdoor recreation, nature is not equally accessible to everyone. In the case of persons with disabilities, access to nature remains a largely under-researched area, especially in terms of the role of private and public providers of products and facilities for a diverse range of visitors. This study investigates the challenges and opportunities for developing inclusive forms of accessible nature-based tourism in three different natural settings in Sweden. By focusing on the supply side of nature-based tourism, we examine views and practices in providing inclusive activities and environments. Despite growing stakeholder interest in accessible nature-based tourism, our findings reveal several challenges, including limited knowledge about the consumers, lack of financial resources and long-term planning, and the absence of a holistic accessibility perspective. We discuss these challenges and propose that they can be collectively met through increased stakeholder collaboration for creating accessible nature-based tourism.
残疾人接近自然:瑞典旅游提供者的观点和实践
摘要尽管户外娱乐越来越受欢迎,但并不是每个人都能平等地享受大自然。就残疾人而言,进入自然仍然是一个研究不足的领域,特别是在为各种游客提供产品和设施的私人和公共提供者的作用方面。本研究调查了在瑞典三种不同的自然环境中发展包容性的无障碍自然旅游形式的挑战和机遇。通过关注以自然为基础的旅游业的供给侧,我们研究了在提供包容性活动和环境方面的观点和做法。尽管利益相关者对无障碍的自然旅游越来越感兴趣,但我们的研究结果揭示了一些挑战,包括对消费者的了解有限、缺乏财政资源和长期规划,以及缺乏全面的无障碍视角。我们讨论了这些挑战,并建议通过加强利益相关者的合作,共同应对这些挑战,创造无障碍的自然旅游业。
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Tourism Planning & Development
Tourism Planning & Development HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-
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