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and families and by placing formal and informal restrictions on the amount of development
in one township.
Conclusion
Whatever the type of tourism a community plans to focus on; there are both tangible
and intangible components to consider. Tangible cultural sites are sites that have an actual
physical presence, and hold significant value to the culture of an area. These sites can
include: buildings, monument, artifacts etc. Intangible cultural resources are the stories,
feelings and emotions associated with cultural events or individuals along with their music,
dance, art, philosophies, skill in traditional medicine, and so on. Intangible cultural resources
are the part of culture that can be studied but that hold no physical presence. (Wilson, 2010)
The intangible resources have just as much or more strength and potential than the tangible
sites. “Tourism focused around recreational, cultural and heritage experiences create
lasting advantage for rural areas, however, it requires using tourism not as an end in and of
itself but as part of a broader strategy designed to leverage the quality of place required to
be a tourist destination with other regional quality of life amenities. This two pronged
strategy will attract not just tourists but new permanent residents to the region and lead to
a more sustainable economic outcome.” (Stolarick, 2010)
It is key to build on the already existing strengths of the community because our
relationship with each other and the exchange of stories creates a web of strength, diversity
and collective community identity from which to build further community awareness,
appreciation, and overall strength.
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