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Title: DEVELOPING THE NATURE-BASED TOURISM SECTOR IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
Authors: Hodur, Nancy M.
Leistritz, F. Larry
Wolfe, Kara L.
Authors (Email): Hodur, Nancy M. (nhodur@ndsuext.nodak.edu)
Leistritz, F. Larry (lleistri@ndsuext.nodak.edu)
Keywords: nature-based tourism
agritourism
North Dakota
economic development
Issue Date: 2006
Series/Report no.: AAE Staff Paper 06001
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to: 1) identify opportunities for expanding the tourism sector in southwestern North Dakota, 2) identify challenges and obstacles facing the area's tourism businesses, and 3) frame key issues and outline potential options for area decision makers (the primary clientele for the study). The findings reveal some basic characteristics of businesses in the region's tourism sector, identify some of the key constraints to expansion and development, and identify respondents' perceptions of opportunities for growth and expansion.
URI: http://purl.umn.edu/23680
Institution/Association: North Dakota State University>Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics>Staff Papers
Total Pages: 19
Language: English
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