Integrated rural tourism development from the perspective of residents: proposed model
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https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2017.15.057Keywords:
Integrated Rural Tourism, Residents, Networks, Embeddedness, Endogeneity, Complementarity, Empowerment, Scale, SustainabilityAbstract
A holistic model that reflects the development process of Integrated Rural Tourism (IRT) is proposed. The model includes the main variables involved in the development of this type of tourism, as well as the relationships that exist between those variables. The model is validated considering the information provided by the residents of a rural area involved a tourism development project. The area is the province of Entre Ríos (Argentina), immersed in the development of the tourist destination "Tierra de Palmares".The residents constitute one of the main stakeholders so that IRT can be successfully developed. The methodology applied is that provided by the structural equation models with latent variables. The results obtained show that residents perceive the existence of the key variables to successfully develop IRT. Residents’ perceptions show that the existence of collaboration between the stakeholders has a positive relationship with the other aspects of integrated tourism, given that it affects the embedded, endogenous, and complementary nature of the developed tourism activities, as well as the empowerment of the residents. Moreover, the three dimensions of sustainability are reached, given that the existence of economic, socio-cultural, and environmental sustainability is perceived. These sustainability dimensions are affected by the empowerment of the residents of an area.
Key-words: Integrated Rural Tourism, Residents, Networks, Embeddedness, Endogeneity, Complementarity, Empowerment, Scale, Sustainability.
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