Local Economic Development

Tourism and Local Development in the Crișul Repede Valley, Bihor County, Romania

“…Tourism has proven to be one of the most dynamic economic sectors both globally and locally, with remarkable effects in terms of sustainable development of local economies (Bercu, 2015;Boccella et al, 2016;Drăghici et al, 2015;Dumitru, 2007;Herman et al, 2018a;Ilie et al, 2017;Rogerson, 2015;Rojanschi et al, 2004;Pires et al, 2015). The idea of adopting the concept of sustainable development in tourism emerged in the last period, thus creating sustainable tourism (Butler, 1999;Carlo, 2014;Xin et al, 2013).…”

Sustainable Development Goals and Socio-Economic Development Through Tourism in Central Africa: Myth or Reality?

“…Nevertheless, there exists no single model of how to implement LED nor strategies and actions to adopt, due to the fact that factors that are mainly linked to efficiency and effectiveness of regional development are influenced by a range of institutions and processes. Besides, according to several studies (see for example Rogerson, 2002Rogerson, , 2006Rogerson, , 2015Rogerson, , 2016Rogerson & Rogerson, 2010;Ilies et al, 2016;Ilies et al, 2018a, Gozner et al, 2016, certain parameters are always necessary if LED initiatives and programmes are to be successful. These include:…”

Urban tourism, aerotropolis and local economic development planning: Ekurhuleni and O.R. Tambo International Airport, South Africa

“…Furthermore, it is argued that the "new capacity of subnational authorities to devise and implement territorially oriented approaches to development represents an important opportunity for regions and localities to mobilize their full economic potential" (Rodriguez-Pose & Wilkie 2017, p. 153). Planning for LED is grounded on identifying, mobilizing and exploiting local potential, which is contingent upon the economic activities in which localities excel, their stock of human and physical capital, local resources and the institutional context (Pike et al 2006;Rogerson 2015a). From a theoretical perspective, Rodriguez-Pose and Wilkie (2015, p. 21) point out that "the most prominent reason for the endorsement of LED strategies specifically in the context of equitable urban growth in developing environments is that they mobilize and capitalize upon local potential".…”