Attractive Landscape Features as Drivers for Sustainable Mountain Tourism Experiences

IF 1.2 Q3 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia Pub Date : 2023-06-23 DOI:10.3390/tourhosp4030023

T. Dax, O. Tamme

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Abstract

Mountains are perceived as places of biodiversity, as attractive places with breathtaking aesthetic views and epitomized by their unique landscape features. As mountains are the second most demanded outdoor destination category at a global level after beaches and islands, the steady growth of tourism places high pressure on sensitive mountain ecosystems. As can be observed from tourism practice in mountain environments, the distribution of tourism activities is highly uneven. In the Alps, one of the best-known regions with relentless tourism growth, a substantial concentration of tourism intensity can be traced to specific locations and valleys, whereas other parts have to cope with trends of marginalization. In this situation, many concerned stakeholders have long advocated for more balanced economic and tourism development. The initiative of “Mountaineering Villages” promoted by the Alpine Convention is one of a few respective actions to shift perspectives and persuade tourists to engage in sustainable tourism activities. The paper explores how these activities are linked to the balanced use of cultural landscapes and the narratives that are exposed as convincing development models in these regions.

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吸引人的景观特征是可持续山地旅游体验的驱动因素

山脉被认为是具有生物多样性的地方，是具有令人惊叹的美学景观和独特景观特征的迷人之地。由于山区是仅次于海滩和岛屿的全球第二大户外旅游目的地，旅游业的稳步增长给敏感的山区生态系统带来了巨大压力。从山地环境的旅游实践中可以看出，旅游活动的分布极不均匀。在阿尔卑斯山，旅游业持续增长的最著名地区之一，旅游强度的大量集中可以追溯到特定的地点和山谷，而其他地区必须应对边缘化的趋势。在这种情况下，许多利益相关者长期以来一直主张更平衡的经济和旅游业发展。阿尔卑斯公约推动的“登山村”倡议是少数几个各自转变观点并说服游客参与可持续旅游活动的行动之一。本文探讨了这些活动如何与文化景观的平衡利用和这些地区令人信服的发展模式的叙述联系起来。

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Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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1.90

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23.10%

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15 weeks

期刊介绍： Tourism and Hospitality Management is an international, multidisciplinary, open access journal, aiming to promote and enhance research in all fields of the tourism and hospitality industry. It publishes double-blind reviewed papers and encourages an interchange between tourism and hospitality researchers, educators and managers. Editors of Tourism and Hospitality Management strongly promote research integrity and aim to prevent any type of scientific misconduct, such as: fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, redundant publication and authorship problems. All submitted manuscripts are checked using Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate). Nurturing a scientifically based approach to research, the journal publishes original papers along with empirical research and theoretical articles that contribute to the conceptual development of tourism and hospitality management. Editors look particularly for articles about new trends, challenges and developments, as well as the application of new ideas that are likely to affect the tourism and hospitality industry. The general criteria for the acceptance of articles are: contribution to the scientific knowledge in the field of tourism and hospitality management, scientifically reliable research methodology, relevant literature review and quality of the English language.