Social capital and governance for sustainable rural development

Engaging Destination Stakeholders in the Digital Era: The Best Practice of Italian Regional DMOs

“…The destination management literature shows that socioeconomic change has prompted an evolution toward shared governance models. “Collaborative” (Ansell & Gash, 2007) and “embedded governance” (Go & Trunfio, 2011) all relate to participatory decision making (Beritelli, 2011; Bramwell & Lane, 2011; Go, Trunfio, & Della Lucia, 2013; Laws, Richins, Agrusa, & Scott, 2011; Ruhanen, Scott, Ritchie, & Tkaczynski, 2010) leading to destination value cocreation (Cabiddu, Lui, & Piccoli, 2013). The socialization to “many” of the decision-making process requires that DMOs identify tools for supporting and managing destination stakeholder engagement; these may be weak (information, consultation), or strong (participation, cooperation; Plaza-Ubeda, de Burgos-Jiminez, & Carmona-Moreno, 2010).…”

European rural entrepreneur and tourism‐based diversification: Does national culture matter?

“…In combining the preservation with the diversification of marginalized rural economies, rural tourism can achieve diverse goals (Di & Licari, ; Go et al, ; Jenkins, Hall, & Troughton, ), such as generating local income, employment, and growth; encouraging the development of other sectors; contributing to local residential amenities (e.g., sports and recreation facilities, outdoor recreation opportunities, and arts and culture) and services (e.g., shops, post offices, schools, and public transport services); preserving environmental and cultural resources, especially when scenic (aesthetic) urban and rural surroundings serve as primary tourist attractions; and facilitating entrepreneurship, synergy, participation, and knowledge transfer.…”

“…The shift from a sector orientation (agriculture, tourism, etc.) towards an integrated territorial approach combining various industries has enhanced economic and social opportunities in small communities in which social capital, embedded knowledge, and local identity preservation have played a critical role in promoting sustainable local development (Go, Trunfio, & Della, ).…”

Toward Web 5.0 in Italian Regional Destination Marketing

“…Central to this process are community capacity building (Moscardo, 2008) and the creation of more transparent social intelligence through the networking of various stakeholders via Web 2.0 tools. By empowering and increasing their participation in decision making, this process also fosters democratic destination governance building (Go & Trunfio, 2011) and joint tourism policy-making formulation and implementation (Ansell & Gash, 2007;Kooiman, Bavinck, Chuenpagdee, Mahon, & Pullin, 2008;Beritelli, 2011;Bramwell & Lane, 2011;Go, Trunfio, & Della Lucia, 2013;Laws, Richins, Agrusa, & Scott, 2011;Ruhanen, Scott, Ritchie, & Tkaczynski, 2010). Operatively, e-democracy covers a range of forms which go from e-information and consultation (weak forms) to e-participation and e-voting (strong forms) (Sigala & Marinidis, 2012).…”