This report explores four important tourist sites within the City and County of Peterborough. A new website is being designed by the County of Peterborough called Trip-Click where tourists can create their own self guided tour of the area.
Item Description
Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- List of figures -- List of appendices -- 1.0 Introduction. 1.1 Description. 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Research objectives and questions. 1.4 Study area. 1.5 Structure of report -- 2.0 Literature review. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Geography of tourism. 2.3 Cultural geography. 2.4 Historical geography. 2.5 Military significance in Peterborough. 2.6 Changing trends in transportation in Peterborough. 2.7 New media -- 3.0 Methodology. 3.1 Overview of research. 3.2 Data collection. 3.3 Data organization. 3.4 Data analysis. 3.5 Essays. 3.6 Narratives. 3.7 Website -- 4.0 Analysis. 4.1 Thematic analysis. 4.2 Textual analysis -- 5.0 Results. 5.1 Map of tourist sites. 5.2 F-86 Mark 5 Sabre Jet. 5.3 Peterborough War Memorial. 5.4 James A. Gifford causeway. 5.5 Historic Chemong portage -- 6.0 Narratives. 6.1 F-86 Mark 5 Sabre Jet. 6.2 Peterborough War Memorial. 6.3 James A. Gifford causeway. 6.4 Historic Chemong portage -- 7.0 Discussion -- 8.0 Conclusion. 8.1 Summary. 8.2 Limitations of research. 8.3 Future research -- 9.0 Bibliography -- 10.0 Appendices. Appendix A: Map of the County of Peterborough. Appendix B: Map of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield Township. Appendix C: Map of the City of Peterborough. Appendix D: Research proposal/project agreement. Appendix E: Knowledge in Action Forum poster. Appendix F: Ethics proposal. Appendix G: Transcription of interviews. Appendix H: Map of Historic Chemong portage.
by Allison Bradbeer and Krista Bucholtz.
Date of Project Submission: April, 2010.
Completed for: County of Peterborough; Supervising Prof. Heather Nicol & Prof. Mark Skinner, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education.
Includes bibliographic references and appendices.
GEOG 4700: Research in Human Geography.