Tourism, cultural resources and regional competitiveness: a case study in Romania

Constantin, Daniela-Luminiţa; Mitruț, Constantin

doi:10.1504/ijstm.2008.020346

“…There is a significant body of research confirming the positive economic (Dias-Sardinha and Ross, 2015; Eriksen and Ahmt, 1999;Kauppila and Karjalainen, 2012;Müller and Jansson, 2007), cultural (Wu and Pearce, 2013;Sharpley, 2002;Coccossis, 2008;Constantin and Mitrut, 2008) and social (Cohen and Cohen, 2012;Xue et al, 2017;Besculides et al, 2002) effects of tourism on regional development. Besides, diversification of a region's economy through tourism creates many career opportunities in terms of rural development (Jafarian et al, 2016;Kheiri and Nasihatkon, 2016;Su et al, 2018).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regional tourism axes identification using GIS and TOPSIS model (Case study: Hormozgan Province, Iran)

Pazhuhan¹,

Shiri²

2021

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Purpose This paper aims to identify and determine regional tourism axes in Hormozgan Province, Iran, as a region with significant potential Design/methodology/approach The research method is quantitative and uses the fuzzy accreditation tool and TOPSIS model; the identification, determination and ranking of regional tourism axes have been performed by analyzing the spatial distribution of tourism attractions in the GIS environment. Findings The results show that given the capacities of Hormozgan Province, at least 15 axes are recognizable. This paper highlights regional tourism planning as a tool for urban and rural socio-economic development in potential provinces such Hormozgan. Originality/value This study provides a number of practical implications for regional tourism development as follows: it identifies some of the most important potential axes in Hormozgan Province, which can be considered as investment areas in the national and regional tourism development strategy. The spatial results of this study could be embedded in all urban and rural developmental plans in the province. Tourism investment should shift its spatial concentration from the spot approach, especially islands and cities, to the axis approach while equipping those axes as comprehensive spatial strategic regional tourism plans. Sectoral tourism in each sector including sports, economy and nature could be planned as if sectoral institutions and organizations are going to develop their own tourism goals.

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“…There is a significant body of research confirming the positive economic (Dias-Sardinha and Ross, 2015; Eriksen and Ahmt, 1999; Kauppila and Karjalainen, 2012; Müller and Jansson, 2007), cultural (Wu and Pearce, 2013; Sharpley, 2002; Coccossis, 2008; Constantin and Mitrut, 2008) and social (Cohen and Cohen, 2012; Xue et al , 2017; Besculides et al , 2002) effects of tourism on regional development. Besides, diversification of a region's economy through tourism creates many career opportunities in terms of rural development (Jafarian et al , 2016; Kheiri and Nasihatkon, 2016; Su et al , 2018).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regional tourism axes identification using GIS and TOPSIS model (Case study: Hormozgan Province, Iran)

Pazhuhan

¹

,

Shiri²

2020

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Purpose This paper aims to identify and determine regional tourism axes in Hormozgan Province, Iran, as a region with significant potential Design/methodology/approach The research method is quantitative and uses the fuzzy accreditation tool and TOPSIS model; the identification, determination and ranking of regional tourism axes have been performed by analyzing the spatial distribution of tourism attractions in the GIS environment. Findings The results show that given the capacities of Hormozgan Province, at least 15 axes are recognizable. This paper highlights regional tourism planning as a tool for urban and rural socio-economic development in potential provinces such Hormozgan. Originality/value This study provides a number of practical implications for regional tourism development as follows: it identifies some of the most important potential axes in Hormozgan Province, which can be considered as investment areas in the national and regional tourism development strategy. The spatial results of this study could be embedded in all urban and rural developmental plans in the province. Tourism investment should shift its spatial concentration from the spot approach, especially islands and cities, to the axis approach while equipping those axes as comprehensive spatial strategic regional tourism plans. Sectoral tourism in each sector including sports, economy and nature could be planned as if sectoral institutions and organizations are going to develop their own tourism goals.

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“…Some authors focused on the promotion of culture and heritage of cross-border area (Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine) by analysing the most important obstacles and needs and proposing a cooperation framework based on knowledge, education and dissemination of information [14]. Others correlate policy measures with those supporting the creation of a competitive specialisation, infrastructure, sustainability, institutional capacity building, financial management and control in order to sustain this idea [1], [15]. Other paper had in view the valorization of cultural heritage and how to increase competitiveness in the context of regional economic development [16].…”

Section: I) Main Topics/issues Addressedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Worldwide, increasingly more tourists choose arts, heritage and other cultural activities as key reasons of travelling [1], [2]. In some places in Europe (Romania included), the old traditions and customs, as well as the related ethno-folkloric elements (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

Cultural Tourism in Romania – A General Outline of the Conceptual Framework

Mitrică¹,

Mocanu²,

Grigorescu³

et al. 2020

GEOLINKS Conference Proceedings, Book 2 Volume 2

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At the international and national level there is a strong connection between culture and tourism, tourism representing an important factor of the economic development by capitalizing the tourist potential of the cultural elements. Romania has a rich and valuable heritage potential with tourist attractions included on the map of European cultural routes. The challenge for Romania is the weak promotion of the cultural tourism due to the difficulties in developing a better infrastructure for a high accessibility to cultural attractions. The literature offers a wide range of definitions of cultural tourism which emphasize the complexity of this phenomenon. The Romanian literature lacks a thorough documentation on the cultural tourism as a whole, most of studies being concentrated on general approaches i.e. introduction to cultural tourism, analysis of the cultural tourism trends, sustainable development and perspectives, Romanian heritage, promoting strategies. Some papers are concentrated on specific areas of Romania such as Transylvania, with the medieval cities, fortresses and castles, Bucovina, with the painted monasteries and traditional artefacts, Maramureş, with the rural tourism and cultural heritage, as well as Black Sea Coast and Danube Delta. Other papers are related to cultural attractions like museums, orchestra performances, restaurants, hotels in some developed areas, and to traditional or religious rituals, popular art or folklore events in some less developed areas and how they could promote and revive the Romanian tourism or other areas with a low or medium level of capitalization of cultural attractions. Within this broader context, the paper aims to review and discuss the definitions and concepts of cultural tourism in Romania and identify the main types of cultural tourism practiced and addressed by the literature.

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Tourism, cultural resources and regional competitiveness: a case study in Romania

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Regional tourism axes identification using GIS and TOPSIS model (Case study: Hormozgan Province, Iran)

Regional tourism axes identification using GIS and TOPSIS model (Case study: Hormozgan Province, Iran)

Regional tourism axes identification using GIS and TOPSIS model (Case study: Hormozgan Province, Iran)

Cultural Tourism in Romania – A General Outline of the Conceptual Framework

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