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1 online resource (viii, 257 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Introduction; Paula Remoaldo, Juliana Alves, and Vítor Ribeiro Chapter 1. Definition and evolution of creative tourism: How can it contribute to the sustainability of territories?; Paula Remoaldo and José Cadima Ribeiro Chapter 2. Creative tourism: What is the role of urban and rural territories?; Paula Remoaldo and Daniela Angelina Jelinčić Chapter 3. The contribution of festivals to creative tourism and territorial development: Are small-scale festivals a useful contribution?; Vítor Ribeiro, Juliana Araújo Alves, and Paula Remoaldo Chapter 4. Some examples of best practices in creative tourism: How do entrepreneurs' fit in the market and possible clusters?; Elaine Borges Scalabrini and Juliana Araújo Alves Chapter 5. Motivations and profile of the creative tourist: What do they want to experience?; Juliana Araújo Alves and Mansour Ghanian Chapter 6. Methods and techniques in creative tourism: Why technologies are so relevant to achieve creativity?; Vítor Ribeiro Chapter 7. Challenges and dilemmas of creative tourism in the 21st century: How can we preserve it from the massive offer?; Paula Remoaldo, Vítor Ribeiro, Juliana Alves, Elaine Scalabrini, and Hélder Lopes. |
| Summary |
Creative Tourism and Sustainable Territories: Insights from Southern Europe examines the growth and development of this emerging and fast developing area of tourism practice, while assessing it's impacts on sustainability and regional development. Examples are drawn from across Southern Europe with analysis of Creative Tourism practices in Portugal, Italy, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Slovenia. Creative Tourism and Sustainable Territories features chapters from leading scholars that explore the definition and evolution of Creative Tourism, the roles played by urban and rural territories, the motivations and profiles of a creative tourist, best practices in Creative Tourism and contribution of festivals to Creative Tourism and territorial development providing an expansive study that will be of interest to researchers in Tourism Studies, Hospitality Studies, Sustainability, Economic Development and Cultural Industries, and Geography. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Tourism -- Europe, Southern.
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Tourism industry. |
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Business & Economics -- Industries -- Hospitality, Travel & Tourism. |
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Tourism |
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Southern Europe |
| Added Author |
Remoaldo, Paula Cristina A., editor, contributor.
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Alves, Juliana, editor, contributor.
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Ribeiro, Vítor, editor, contributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781802626834 |
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Print version: 1802626824 9781802626827 (OCoLC)1313608294 |
| ISBN |
9781802626834 electronic book |
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1802626832 electronic book |
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9781802626810 electronic book |
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1802626816 electronic book |
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1802626824 |
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9781802626827 |
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