Relationships, networks and the learning regions: case evidence from the Peak District National Park

Saxena, Gunjan

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2003.11.013

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“…The study confirms what has already been widely found by many other scholars [7,15,16], that trust is an essential pre-condition for developing networks. Ying et al [17] effectively show how Granovetter's concept of social embeddedness [40] manages to explain the transactional relationships within and between economic sectors.…”

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“…Another important argument found in the research literature is the role of micro-clusters and networks in supporting processes of tourism development in rural areas [15,16,[25][26][27]. Starting from the concept of clusters, developed by Porter [28], and moving the analysis from a macro-regional context to that of local territories, the agglomeration effect of clusters is seen as "a process that enables the participants to exploit their synergies and the complementarities between their outputs, especially when operating at SMEs level.…”

Section: Networking In Tourism and Rural Development-a Literature Reviewmentioning

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Economic and Social Sustainable Synergies to Promote Innovations in Rural Tourism and Local Development

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Citro²,

Salvia

2016

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Abstract:The role of tourism in rural areas is pivotal for the integration and valorization of territorial resources and it is strengthened by the capacity to promote local community participation in processes of development. The paper addresses the issue by presenting and discussing a case study of a rural area of southern Italy where a territorial network for the development of local tourism has been set up. The innovative initiative aimed, firstly, to facilitate a closer connection between production and consumption by reducing transaction costs and, secondly, to connect local production with quality conscious consumers looking for traditional products. The network project also aimed to create conditions conducive to increasing the competitiveness of the local production chain and tourism sector. The case study shows how the challenge for many rural territories lies in increasing levels of trust and rebuilding social capital as a precondition of developing the tourism sector and fostering socio-economic development as a whole. Traditional institutions, as well as hybrid institutions, with the support of research organizations, can play a key role.

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Section: Networking In Tourism and Rural Development-a Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Economic and Social Sustainable Synergies to Promote Innovations in Rural Tourism and Local Development

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Citro²,

Salvia

2016

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“…The 2014 data show the Peak District to be the third most visited national park in England, with 8.75 million visitors per year, 16% of which are overnight visitors (National Parks UK, 2015;PDNPA, 2014). There is a long tradition of tourism business networks established for the purpose of public-private partnerships in the Peak District National Park, although many businesses perceive the relation between the Park Authority and themselves as ineffective (Saxena, 2005). As part of efforts to get businesses to take more ownership for the protection of the park, in 2001, the Peak District National Park Authority established a certification programme called the EQM.…”

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“…The number of certified businesses was much greater when the National Park Authority subsidised certification and provided additional learning benefits, but, since the government budget cuts, the certification process is now paid for by the award holders, and the number of participating businesses has reduced. The businesses that are still accredited generally fall under the group that Saxena (2005) would have classified as enthusiasts or activists, where EQM membership is part of their identity or there is a loyalty to the EQM staff for the help they have provided. These businesses are all small, rural tourism businesses, often farm diversifications offering bed and breakfast or self-catering cottages and, less often, full hotel services.…”

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Greenhushing: the deliberate under communicating of sustainability practices by tourism businesses

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2016

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Greenhushing selectively communicates fewer pro-sustainability actions by businesses than are practiced; based on a perception of customers' rights to consumerism. We first studied the gap between the communication of sustainability practices in the audits and websites of 31 small rural tourism businesses in the Peak District National Park (UK). The analysis showed that businesses only communicate 30% of all the sustainability actions practiced. Their websites emphasised customer benefits, using explicit, affective, experiential and active language that legitimises the customers' hedonistic use of the landscape, while downplaying complex issues and normalising sustainability to reduce customer guilt. Just one website mentioned climate change. We found that greenhushing results from a low moral intensity, masking potentially negative consequences of perceived lower competence, whilst protecting business from more cynical consumers who may interpret their statements as hypocritical. Subsequent textual analysis and interviews were used to understand how communication constitutes these organisations. We propose that greenhushing reshapes and constitutes tourism businesses through their communications. Moreover, greenhushing is a form of public moralisation that adopts communication practices similar to greenwashing, reflecting the social norms expected from a business; however, in this case, located in a moral muteness, rather than moral hypocrisy, that businesses accept but resent.

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“…Varios autores indican la necesidad de establecer estrategias de "coopetición" en los destinos turísticos (Buhalis y Cooper, 1998;Pforr, 2005;Saxena, 2005;Scott et al 2007;Vidal, 2004Vidal, , 2006Vidal, , 2008Vidal, , 2010. En este sentido, en un mercado globalizado la creciente competencia externa facilita una transición desde la competencia intradestino a la cooperación, y las redes de destino son la herramienta adecuada para ello.…”

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Segmentación cluster en hoteles pequeños y medianos de Huatulco, México

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En este estudio se realiza un diagnóstico sobre el sistema de calidad implantado en hoteles pequeños y medianos. A partir del mismo se realiza un análisis cluster para segmentar los mismos, como paso previo para desarrollar una estrategia común de calidad como primer escalón para desarrollar una red turística multiagente de destino. Bahías de Huatulco, México se presenta como estudio de caso.

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Relationships, networks and the learning regions: case evidence from the Peak District National Park

Cited by 220 publications

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Economic and Social Sustainable Synergies to Promote Innovations in Rural Tourism and Local Development

Economic and Social Sustainable Synergies to Promote Innovations in Rural Tourism and Local Development

Greenhushing: the deliberate under communicating of sustainability practices by tourism businesses

Segmentación cluster en hoteles pequeños y medianos de Huatulco, México

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