The impact of tourist activities on low-density territories : evaluation frameworks, lessons, and policy recommendations
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The impact of tourist activities on low-density territories : evaluation frameworks, lessons, and policy recommendations
（Tourism, hospitality & event management）
Springer, c2021
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Other editors: Ana I. Melo, Maria Manuela Natário, Ricardo Biscaia
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Description
This book tackles the question of how tourism development and suitable policies can be used to promote sustainable development in Low-Density Territories (LDTs). The respective chapters, written by prominent experts, identify the problems associated with LDTs; highlight the comparative advantages of these territories with regard to tourism; propose methodologies for assessing the impact of tourism; and present case studies on the application of sustainable policies in tourism. Given its scope, it will be especially interesting for academics and researchers investigating LDTs and sustainable tourism, and for policymakers interested in developing these territories.
LDTs represent an economic challenge, especially because most of them are home to an increasingly ageing population unable to pursue economic development. In these territories, tourism is emerging as an excellent opportunity to promote innovative dynamics, to lure investment, and to attract new people. However, it is important to promote sustainable tourism, which preserves the environment and communities' quality of life.
The Chapter "Tourism, immigrants and lifestyle entrepreneurship: The (In)coming of people as a key factor for sustainability of low-density territories - A case study in Portugal" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
1. A New Methodology for Low-Density Definition and its Effect on Tourism Development Analysis - the Case of Portugal
Ricardo Bento, Alexandre Guedes and Luis Ramos
2. Assessing the Impact of Tourist Activities on Low-Density Territories: The Case of the Historical Villages of Portugal
Ricardo Biscaia, Ana Isabel Melo, Manuela Natario, Augusta Ferreira, Carlos Santos, Dalila Dias, Goncalo Gomes, Graca Azevedo, Rui Pedro Marques, Paula Rocha and Ruben Duarte
3. Information Systems and Technologies as Promoters of the Low-Density Territories Sustainability
Rui Pedro Marques, Carlos Santos, Ruben Duarte, Ana Isabel Melo, Augusta Ferreira, Dalila Dias, Goncalo Gomes, Graca Azevedo, Manuela Natario, Paula Rocha and Ricardo Biscaia
4. Releasing Cultural Tourism Potential of Less-privileged Island Communities in the Mediterranean: An ICT-enabled, Strategic and Integrated Participatory Planning Approach
Dionisia Koutsi and Anastasia Stratigea
5. Sustainable Tourism, Young Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in Peripheral Rural Areas: Case studies from Southern Italy
Rita Salvatore, Emilio Cocco and Anna Farrell Mines
6. Transformation to Seasonal Villages: Second-home Tourism as Initiator of Rural Diversification
Aleksandra Terzic and Biljana Petrevska
7. Tourism, Immigrants and Lifestyle Entrepreneurship: The (In)coming of People as a Key Factor for Sustainability of Low-density Territories - a Case Study in Portugal
Anabela Dinis
8. High-speed rail and tourism in Spanish low-density areas: not always a solution
Daniel Albalate, Javier Campos and Juan Luis Jimenez
9. The Role of Residents and their Perceptions of the Tourism Industry in Low-density Areas: The case of Boticas, in the North-East of Portugal
Helder da Silva Lopes, Paula Remoaldo, Maria Dolores Sanchez-Fernandez, Jose Cadima Ribeiro, Sara Silva and Vitor Ribeiro
10. Decision Support Indicators for Municipal Investment in Low-Density Territories: A Case Study in the Portuguese Historical Villages
Antonia Martins, Graca Azevedo, Carlos Santos, Ana Isabel Melo, Augusta Ferreira, Dalila Dias, Goncalo Gomes, Maria Manuela Natario, Paula Rocha, Ricardo Biscaia, Ruben Duarte and Rui Pedro Marques
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