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Jan Henrik Nilsson.

Jan-Henrik Nilsson

Universitetslektor, docent

Jan Henrik Nilsson.

"Cittáslow". Eco-gastronomic heritage as a tool for destination development

Författare

  • Jan-Henrik Nilsson
  • Ann-Charlotte Svärd
  • Åsa Widarsson
  • Theres Wirell

Summary, in English

In gastronomic tourism, Slow Food has gained considerable attention. Cittáslow, a network of towns, are working with qualitative local urban development, based on similar principles as Slow Food. This article studies how destination development and destination marketing is conducted in a cittáslow context. A study was conducted in three cittáslow towns in Northern Italy. All three towns worked ambitiously in trying to raise the quality of life for the inhabitants by improving local environment, local food production projects, food related events and education. Thereby the destination specific resources and the local identity were strengthened. Tourism marketing was however only of secondary importance; there was even some scepticism towards marketing. Tourism promotion was generally weakly developed. This mirrors scepticism towards mass tourism and commercialisation. Despite this, the cittáslow concept has potential for tourism development by improved product development and increased visibility. The risks involved concern gentrification and overexploitation.

Avdelning/ar

  • Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

Publiceringsår

2011

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

373-386

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Current Issues in Tourism

Volym

14

Issue

4

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Taylor & Francis

Ämne

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Nyckelord

  • service management
  • destination
  • tourism
  • human geography
  • Slow Food
  • Cittaslow
  • destination marketing
  • gastronomic tourism
  • rural
  • development
  • social economy

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1368-3500