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Resilienza e sostenibilità: governance e relazioni per una cultura dello sviluppo sostenibile
No full textMisurare la sostenibilità: L'esperienza dell'Osservatorio per il turismo sostenibile in Alto Adige
No full textTourism experiences in motion. Mobile, visual and psychophysiological methods to capture tourists “on the move”
Full text linkExperience measurement and design have become leading management objectives to ensure destination
competitiveness in recent years. This paper applies the user-centred perspective of mobile video ethnography
with bio-sensing and facial action coding to study journey experiences – i.e. those tourist experiences happening
in motion. The use of mobile, visual and psychophysiological methods represents a novel opportunity to deeper
explore physical, sensory, social and emotional shades of tourist experiences. Experience measurement and
design in the field of tourist transport has the potential to shape more sustainable and experientially rich forms of
mobility. Results show and compare unique features of cycling and motorcycling journeys, highlighting the
interface between riding and non-riding tasks, as well as the importance of speed variation and time duration in
assessing the relationship with land- and soundscapes
E-mobility and Sustainable Tourism Transport in Remote Areas
No full textThe discourse on sustainability in tourism cannot disregard mobility issues. The transition towards sustainable and integrated transport should include the management of public transport, active modes (pedestrian and bike traffic) and e-mobility solutions. In order to investigate the potential of e-mobility in guaranteeing and possibly increasing sustainability of tourism destinations in remote areas, an exploratory case study has been conducted in South Tyrol, an Alpine region in Northern Italy. Demand and supply perspectives were compounded to assess the framework conditions and the tourist attitudes towards e-mobility development. A secondary data analysis on the development of policies and supply of charging infrastructure for the local e-mobility enhancement was performed. Moreover, a purposive sample of more than 1,000 tourists visiting the area was completed to collect by means of behavioural information on visitors’ attitudes towards e-mobility in general and on site. Results shed some light on visitors’ perceived barriers, as well as desiderata concerning the further development of e-tourism offers. They highlight also the potential for the destination to use e-mobility infrastructure as leverage for product and market innovation in tourism
Cycling and Motorcycling Tourism : an Analysis of Physical, Sensory, Social, and Emotional Features of Journey Experiences
No full textThis book explores the understanding, description, and measurement of the physical, sensory, social, and emotional features of motorcycle and bicycle journey experiences in tourism. Novel insights are presented from an original case study of these forms of tourism in the Sella Pass, a panoramic road close to the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site. A comprehensive mixed-methods strategy was employed for this research, with concurrent use of quantitative and qualitative methods including documentation and secondary data analysis, mobile video ethnography, and emotion measurement. The aim was to create a holistic knowledge of the features of journey experiences and a new definition of the mobility space as a perceptual space. The book is significant in that it is among the first studies to explore the concept of journey experiences and to develop an interdisciplinary theoretical foundation of mobility spaces. It offers a comprehensive understanding and a benchmarking of the features of motorcycling and cycling journey experiences, a deeper market knowledge on motorcycling and cycling tourists, and a set of tools, techniques, and recommendations for future research on tourist experiences
China’s New Silk Road Project and the Mobilities Turn: Understanding Power Through Flows
No full textChina’s New Silk Road—the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—is in the first instance an infrastructural mega-project, but works as a powerful political act. The mobilities geography, a theoretical framework assessing not only displacements of goods, people and ideas, but also their connected meanings, offers a suitable set of tools to investigate multiple layers of BRI, both from an infrastructural and from a relational perspective. Corporeal travel and good transportation, but also the establishment of information flows among Central Eurasian countries and with other world continents, and the establishment of multi-sectoral (and possibly asymmetrical) ties among regional economies. This contribution explores the advantages of understanding the BRI mega-project using the lenses of mobilities geography, i.e. exploring its ability to redefine the constellations of political power worldwide by means of an exchange of goods, people and ideas. The ultimate goal is to enlighten uncovered aspects of BRI and to set an agenda for future research
Multidisciplinary approaches to resilience in tourism destination studies: a conceptual framework
No full textSviluppo regionale oltre i confini: analisi e strategie per un management integrato delle aree montane. Le Relazioni sullo Stato delle Alpi
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