Abstract
In a declining periphery, tourism is often considered as a vehicle for regional development due to the positive economic impacts of the industry. However, tourism is not automatically the best saviour for all peripheral areas, because it can also cause some negative impacts. Therefore, sustainable planning is needed to balance the benefits and costs of tourism. The aim of this review is to discuss how to develop the tourism industry in order to create positive regional development in the peripheral areas in the Nordic context. The paper presents two approaches to the tourism planning and regional development nexus: the tourism-centred and regional development-centred. However, the structure of the regional economy and the tourism resources of the area set limitations for the application of these basic approaches in practice. In this respect, the proposed spatio-functional model would be an option to increase the positive regional development at the local level in a sustainable way. The model emphasizes a functional collaboration between industries in the core-periphery framework.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 424-435 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Keywords
- Nordic countries
- Periphery
- Regional development
- Sustainable planning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
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