| Title |
Agro-tourism enterprises as a form of multi-functional urban agriculture for peri-urban development in China |
| ID_Doc |
67346 |
| Authors |
Yang, ZS; Cai, JM; Sliuzas, R |
| Title |
Agro-tourism enterprises as a form of multi-functional urban agriculture for peri-urban development in China |
| Year |
2010 |
| Published |
Habitat International, 34, 4 |
| Abstract |
The pen-urban area of fast growing Chinese cities is under great pressure from the land demands of urban expansion, resulting in the loss of arable land, environmental deterioration and social exclusion of village communities The recent development of agro-tourism enterprises in pert-urban areas, as a form of commercial urban agriculture, offers a means to promote integrated urban and rural development in a manner that can counteract some of the negative impacts of urbanization. This paper describes and analyzes the performance of a large-scale agro-tourism enterprise, Xiedao Green Resort in Beijing, over the period 2004-2008 The business model combines agricultural production and tourism services fostering a demand-supply relationship between urban and rural areas It offers a way to improve the quality of agricultural products and services, while developing multiple functions of agro-tourism which have wider economic, environmental and social benefits, creating opportunities for integrated and sustainable urban-rural development (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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