Halseth, GMeiklejohn, CL2012-04-032012-04-032009-05Halseth, G and Meiklejohn, CL. 2009. Indicators of small town tourism development potential: the case of Fouriesburg, South Africa. Urban Forum, vol. 20(3), pp 293-3171015-3802http://www.springerlink.com/content/8w47833662v0lj42/http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5709Copyright: 2009 Springer. This is an ABSTRACT ONLY.This paper is interested in the small town of Fouriesburg in South Africa's Free State. While the town was once a thriving service centre for a surrounding agricultural region, this traditional economy has faded. Given that the nearby town of Clarens has developed a substantial tourism economy, we pose the question of whether there are already indicators that Fouriesburg may be poised for similar change. The findings suggest that, while Fouriesburg has potential for developing a tourism-oriented economy, many of the important policy and planning supports needed to assist with diversification are not yet in place.enSmall town economic restructuringTourismIndicatorsPolicyPlanningIndicators of small town tourism development potential: the case of Fouriesburg, South AfricaArticleHalseth, G., & Meiklejohn, C. (2009). Indicators of small town tourism development potential: the case of Fouriesburg, South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5709Halseth, G, and CL Meiklejohn "Indicators of small town tourism development potential: the case of Fouriesburg, South Africa." (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5709Halseth G, Meiklejohn C. Indicators of small town tourism development potential: the case of Fouriesburg, South Africa. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5709.TY - Article AU - Halseth, G AU - Meiklejohn, CL AB - This paper is interested in the small town of Fouriesburg in South Africa's Free State. While the town was once a thriving service centre for a surrounding agricultural region, this traditional economy has faded. Given that the nearby town of Clarens has developed a substantial tourism economy, we pose the question of whether there are already indicators that Fouriesburg may be poised for similar change. The findings suggest that, while Fouriesburg has potential for developing a tourism-oriented economy, many of the important policy and planning supports needed to assist with diversification are not yet in place. DA - 2009-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Small town economic restructuring KW - Tourism KW - Indicators KW - Policy KW - Planning LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 1015-3802 T1 - Indicators of small town tourism development potential: the case of Fouriesburg, South Africa TI - Indicators of small town tourism development potential: the case of Fouriesburg, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5709 ER -