IIIEE Theses 2006:26 Innovation in tourism Sustainable tourism in peripheral areas of northern Sweden Amelie Trolle Supervisor Tareq Emtairah Thesis for the fulfilment of the Master of Science in Environmental Management and Policy Lund, Sweden, October 2006 © You may use the contents of the IIIEE publications for informational purposes only. You may not copy, lend, hire, transmit or redistribute these materials for commercial purposes or for compensation of any kind without written permission from IIIEE. When using IIIEE material you must include the following copyright notice: ‘Copyright © Amelie Trolle, IIIEE, Lund University. All rights reserved’ in any copy that you make in a clearly visible position. You may not modify the materials without the permission of the author. Published in 2006 by IIIEE, Lund University, P.O. Box 196, S-221 00 LUND, Sweden, Tel: +46 – 46 222 02 00, Fax: +46 – 46 222 02 10, e-mail:
[email protected]. ISSN 1401-9191 Innovation in tourism – Sustainable tourism in peripheral areas of northern Sweden Acknowledgements I would like to express my gratitude towards Åre municipality for making this report possible. You are far ahead of other municipalities when it comes to supporting and understanding the value of academic input, and I know others will follow your example! Thank you so much Benckt and Magnus, my contact persons at Åre municipality, for your support and availability. Your enthusiasm and belief in my work meant enormously to me, thank you. Thank you also Tareq for taking on the role of being my supervisor; your support, feedback and expertise have been absolutely decisive for the quality of this report.