Mărginimea Sibiului Tells Its Story: Sustainability, Cultural Heritage and Rural Tourism—A Supply-Side Perspective
| Autor: | Monica Maria Coroș, Adrian Nedelcu, Loredana Maria Paunescu, Donatella Privitera, Alexandru Ganușceac, Cristina Lupu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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rural hospitality
Economic growth media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Rural tourism TJ807-830 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources territorial valorization case study 0502 economics and business GE1-350 Function (engineering) Recreation rural hospitality services 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Sustainable development sustainable development Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Romania 05 social sciences Transylvania Cultural heritage Environmental sciences Sustainability Business Rural area 050212 sport leisure & tourism Tourism |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 5309, p 5309 (2021) Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 9 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Territorial development and rural tourism are linked. Rural tourism involves tourists in rural areas who are attracted by the distinctive character of the landscape, recreation such as local and food resources, and the potential for spiritual, environmental, and cultural growth. The aim of the present paper is to investigate the economic, sustainable, and social role of tourism in the development of the rural area of Mărginimea Sibiului in Romania. It highlights the role of local entrepreneurs in developing new practices and sustainable approaches. Drawing on the literature review on the topic of sustainable rural tourism, this paper uses the case study as a methodological approach. We have developed consistent desk research relying on the processing of official governmental data and of national statistics, supported by analytical strategies involving induction and deduction. The main findings lead towards the conclusion that Mărginimea Sibiului has managed to gain both national and international notoriety while developing coherently, capitalizing on its natural and cultural heritage, and providing services in successful agritourist boarding houses and rural guesthouses, which have continuously developed both numerically and in terms of comfort levels. Because more than two thirds of the initially established lodgings in the early 2000s continue to function today, these facilities have proven to be sustainable and attractive businesses. |
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