Sustainability and Rural Tourism
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Tourism, Culture, and Heritage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2021) | Viewed by 49744
Special Issue Editors
Interests: destination marketing; consumer behavior in tourism; sustainability; rural tourism; accessible tourism
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Interests: rural tourism; sustainable development; sustainable tourism; heritage tourism; rural entrepreneurship
2. Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP) Research Unit, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
Interests: consumer behavior in tourism; sustainable tourism; acessible tourism; cultural tourism; competitiveness of tourism destinations
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rural tourism has received increasing attention from academics and professionals in diverse fields. Identified as an opportunity to diversify and help develop tourism rural regions, it is simultaneously based on growing trends in tourism demand for more authentic, involving, slow and personalized, co-creative experiences in unique tourism contexts. It also potentially contributes to sustainable local/regional development due to its multiplier effects, enhancing local economies, justifying heritage conservation, and empowering local communities to make the best use of endogenous resources, local products and competences.
This call seeks papers from a wide range of disciplines and regions that explore the questions, techniques and dilemmas involved in the sustainable development and management of Rural Tourism. The Special Issue will be guest edited by Professors Elisabeth Kastenholz and Maria João Carneiro, both at University of Aveiro, Portugal, and by Bernard Lane, the founding Editor of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism. All have considerable experience in the subject, and in researching, editing and publishing.
Theoretical and empirical contributions are invited on subjects, including, but not limited to:
- The history and ongoing evolution of Rural Tourism;
- Motivations for visiting rural areas, benefits, activities and experiences sought;
- Sustainable product development in Rural Tourism, including co-creating experiences, bio-diversity conservation, and conservation support;
- Sustainability issues in targeting, segmenting and positioning in Rural Tourism;
- Promotion and communication in Rural Tourism; social marketing and nudge theory in sustainable Rural Tourism.
- Sustainability certification as a marketing tool in Rural Tourism;
- The nature of rural tourist experiences and their outcomes;
- Rural tourism’s threats to sustainability (especially to local cultures, communities and environments), and management opportunities;
- Agriculture, the farming community and synergies with tourism;
- Heritage interpretation for rural areas, including biodiversity;
- Climate change and Rural Tourism;
- Slow rural tourism destinations and experiences;
- Corridors, trails and route development in the countryside;
- Wine and food tourism, wine routes and experiences;
- Lifestyle entrepreneurship in rural tourism;
- Rural tourism strategy making, implementation and project method;
- Governing rural tourism destinations; empowering local communities; using and conserving endogenous resources, local products and competences;
- Rural Tourism partnerships at local, regional, national and international levels;
- Rural ‘bonds and bridges’: network dynamics within and between rural areas and between rural and urban areas;
- New trends and issues in Rural Tourism, including wellness, AirBnB, co-working with protected areas, and specific cultural tourism types.
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Kastenholz
Prof. Dr. Bernard Lane
Prof. Dr. Maria João Carneiro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Rural Tourism
- Sustainability
- Rural Tourism Markets
- Rural Tourism Experiences
- Rural Communities
- Rural Tourism Attractions
- Rural Tourism Entrepreneurship
- Rural Tourism Marketing
- Local Products
- Rural Destinations
- Networks
- Governance
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