A Governance Approach to Integrated Rural Tourism : Factors Influencing Organisational Performance and Tourism Support of Local Development Organisations

ISBN-13: 9783659374906 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 484 str.

Emese Panyik

Opis

During the past decade, governance has become a popular buzzword in the policy domain of both governmental and nongovernmental rhetoric. Furthermore, with regard to the worldwide trend of stakeholder diversification in destination management, it has also become one of the strategic areas of tourism research. Within this context, the present book explores a governance approach to destination management in rural areas. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, the research reveals how governance principles - integration, participation and empowerment - influence the organisational performance and tourism support of diverse local development organisations. It is essential reading for those seeking to understand the fascinating structural changes induced by the introduction of multi-level governance on tourism management of European rural areas.

O autorze

Panyik, Emese
Emese Panyik is assistant professor of tourism at the Catholic University of Portugal, Braga Regional Centre and member of Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy Research Unit (GOVCOPP) of the University of Aveiro, Portugal. She completed her PhD in tourism management at the University of Aveiro, Portugal in the area of local governance.