Pathways for the social impact of research in Barcelona's tourism policy

IF 3 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

International Journal of Tourism Cities Pub Date : 2023-05-18 DOI:10.1108/ijtc-07-2022-0171

Alba Viana-Lora, M. Nel-lo-Andreu

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Purpose This paper aims to analyse Barcelona City Council's tourism policy documents to detect how, through the influence of research, different pathways are produced to achieve social impact. Design/methodology/approach Using the case study approach, a qualitative content analysis is applied to review 31 tourism policy documents of Barcelona City Council. Findings The results show that the influence of tourism research on Barcelona City Council's policy documents occurs through the following pathways that drive potential social impact: the development of shared research programmes, joint projects, the creation of information exchange platforms, support for academia, the creation of debates, the founding of institutes, the referencing of scientific articles and studies commissioned directly by the City Council from higher education bodies for implementation in the city. Originality/value The originality of this paper is to highlight the social relevance of research and to contribute to raising awareness among researchers. The social impact of research is an under-explored topic in the field of tourism. Moreover, there is little research that conducts this analysis through policy documents.

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巴塞罗那旅游政策研究的社会影响途径

本文旨在分析巴塞罗那市议会的旅游政策文件，以检测如何通过研究的影响，产生不同的途径来实现社会影响。设计/方法/方法采用案例研究法，对巴塞罗那市议会的31份旅游政策文件进行定性内容分析。研究结果表明，旅游研究对巴塞罗那市议会政策文件的影响通过以下途径驱动潜在的社会影响:共同研究计划、联合项目的发展、信息交流平台的创建、对学术界的支持、辩论的创建、研究所的建立、由市议会直接委托高等教育机构在该市实施的科学文章和研究的参考。原创性/价值本文的原创性在于突出研究的社会相关性，并有助于提高研究人员的认识。研究的社会影响是旅游领域一个未被充分探索的话题。此外，很少有研究通过政策文件进行这种分析。

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International Journal of Tourism Cities HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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期刊介绍： A peer-reviewed journal, the International Journal of Tourism Cities provides an international forum for the critical study of urban tourism and tourism cities. The journal aims to be inter-disciplinary in its appreciation of tourism cities and tourism in urban areas, and welcomes original, theoretically-informed articles from those involved in the planning, management or marketing of tourism in city destination or places adjoining urban areas. Urban tourism and travel cover many disciplines and impinge on numerous aspects of daily life within cities. Moreover, they play a key role in domestic and international tourism in most countries, and cities often function as key travel gateways and tourism destinations. The International Journal of Tourism Cities contents include primary research articles, expert discussions on current urban tourism issues, and tourism city case studies. Articles are selected that are relevant to both academics and practitioners. The journal particularly encourages contributions on contemporary topics and issues in urban tourism including smart cities and tourism, environmental impact and sustainable tourism development in cities, citizen and stakeholder involvement in tourism, city destination governance, and the development of policies and standards for city tourism development. The International Journal of Tourism Cities has four distinct purposes: To encourage greater research and scholarship related to tourism in urban settings. To stimulate more interdisciplinary research on tourism in cities, particularly the integration of tourism and urban studies theories and principles. To generate more research studies on tourism at the edge of cities, where urban and rural areas converge. To create more literature on best practices in city tourism worldwide through in-depth analyses and the production of exemplary case studies.