Spatial Concentration of Tourism – a Case of Urban Supremacy

Bohlin, Magnus; Brandt, Daniel; Elbe, Jörgen

doi:10.1080/21568316.2020.1855239

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“…Empirical studies focused on the correlation between economic and tourism growth at sub-national levels point to strong interaction and dependence of tourism growth on the overall economic development. Hence, the conclusion is that tourism follows rather than leads the economic development (Bohlin, Brandt and Elbe, 2020). This finding highlights the role of local and regional policies to capitalize on the complementarities and synergies between tourism and other economic sectors.…”

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“…Hence, the tourism industry requires holistic and future-oriented planning to downsize the negative externalities and further guide the development (Saarinen, Rogerson and Hall, 2017). The economic models that influence the design of tourism policies rely on the multiplier effects and backward linkages of tourism that positively impact the local and regional economies (Yang and Fik, 2014;Bohlin, Brandt and Elbe, 2020). Empirical studies focused on the correlation between economic and tourism growth at sub-national levels point to strong interaction and dependence of tourism growth on the overall economic development.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Supply of accommodation holds a direct influence on the overall development of tourism destinations and should be regarded as a central tenet of the planning process (Sharpley, 2000) since the diversity and density of accommodation supply are attractions on their own (Majewska, 2017). Dinamic analysis of tourist flows across space and over time adds policy-relevant information on various models of destination development, local and regional competitiveness, and competition-cooperation frameworks (Yang and Fik, 2014;Bohlin, Brandt and Elbe, 2020;Rodríguez Rangel, Sánchez Rivero and Ramajo Hernández, 2020). Spillovers stemming from tourism dynamics flow within and between destinations and regions bearing a strong impact on knowledge, productivity, and role in regional economies.…”

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“…Therefore, the tourism policy should consider both positive and negative externalities by incentivizing collaborative marketing efforts and joint strategic actions (Yang and Fik, 2014;Romão, Guerreiro and Rodrigues, 2017). Tourism is regarded as a vehicle in regional development and in reducing spatial disparities (Bohlin, Brandt and Elbe, 2020). However, it should be supported to contribute to the balanced regional development (Goh, Li and Li, 2014) given that tourism is more sensitive to centripetal rather than centrifugal forces of the economy (Bohlin, Brandt and Elbe, 2020).…”

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Revisiting the Master Plan for Tourism Development in Romania. Content Analysis

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2022

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The tourism industry has gained importance as a trigger of sustainable economic growth and regional development after the regime change in 1990. This paper investigates the Master Plan for Tourism Development issued in 2006 as the main strategic policy document to guide the next two-decade long evolution. The gaps between the goals set by the master plan and the persistent low performance of the Romanian tourism call for more systematic research of policy guidelines and outputs. Responding to this need, the study employs the content analysis based on computer-aided techniques (VOSviewer) aiming to get insights into the main themes approached by the master plan. Based on the semantic clustering and relatedness of the key terms, our findings point to a fairly good match of pre-defined categories of the master plan and the core associations of terms identified in the analysis. We also highlight the conceptual shortages and themes overlooked that hamper the coherence and structuring of the master plan. The analysis provides policy relevant information for government, entrepreneurs and local communities engaged with tourism development. We argue that this analysis is timely in the anticipation of future tourism reassessments and recovery strategies in post-COVID-19 era prompted by the reorganization of stakeholders and their actions to meet the changing perceptions and behavior of tourists. Further directions of research are outlined.

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Section: Review Of the Scientific Literaturementioning

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Section: Review Of the Scientific Literaturementioning

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confidence: 99%

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Revisiting the Master Plan for Tourism Development in Romania. Content Analysis

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“…Mansilla and Milano (2019) took the ethnographical approach to study the process that Barcelona had undergone, from a tourist city to a metropolitan tourist destination [12]. Bohlin, Brandt and Elbe (2020) analyzed concentration and the urban supremacy of four regions in central Sweden [13]. González-Pérez (2020) examined tourism gentrification in the historic center of Palma, Spain, through the increase in luxury hotels and short-stay holiday home rentals [14].…”

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Research on the Spatial Structure of the European Union’s Tourism Economy and Its Effects

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2021

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With the implementation of European integration policies such as the single market, the Euro and the Schengen Visa, the EU member states are developing closer economic ties through tourism, and their level of tourism integration is constantly improving. Taking the 28 EU member states as research objects, this paper constructs a tourism economic connection network among them, measures the strength of their tourism economic connections from 1995 to 2018 by using the modified gravity model and social network method, and analyzes the spatial structure characteristics and effects of the EU tourism economy. The results are as follows: (1) The tourism economic ties of EU member states are growing increasingly close, enhancing network stability. (2) Germany, France, Italy, Austria and the United Kingdom are the top five countries in the degree centrality and closeness centrality rankings, meaning that they are located in the center of the network and have great influence, and the network is becoming increasingly concentrated. Germany, Italy, Sweden, Austria and France play an important intermediary role in the network, and the centrality of most member states has increased. (3) The core areas are mainly concentrated in Western Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean mainland countries and Central Europe, while the marginal areas are mainly concentrated in Eastern Europe, Northern Europe and Mediterranean island countries; the network connection density of the core area, the network connection density of the marginal area, and the network connection density between the core and marginal area overall show an increasing trend. (4) Improvements in the complete network connectedness and a reduction in graph efficiency can significantly reduce differences in EU tourism economic development levels and improve spatial equity.

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