Tourism territories in low density areas: The case of Naturtejo geopark in Portugal

Autor: Almeida Ramos, George Manuel de, Fernandes, João Luís Jesus
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing, 2, 1, 14-21
Druh dokumentu: Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article
ISSN: 2529-1947
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.376330
Popis: This paper aims to supply some elements regarding tourism territories' building in low density areas, and to corroborate the creation of a specific tourism territory (the Naturtejo Geopark) by the role carried out by a new territorial actor - Naturtejo, EIM (a Portuguese geopark's management firm) - allowing tourism activities within a territorial scope different from the traditional territorial units' partition. The methodology applied is based on literature review and a specific case study used to show the creation of a new tourism territory. The results achieved suggest that concerted action in this new tourism territory has been producing positive effects from the supply-side point of view.
Databáze: SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository