Tourist Clusters, Destinations and Competitiveness: Theoretical issues and empirical evidences (Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy)

Francesco Capone

ISBN 10: 0367872889 / ISBN 13: 9780367872885

Published by Routledge 2019-12-12, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tourist Clusters, Destinations and Competitiveness: Theoretical issues and empirical evidences (Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy)
• Publisher: Routledge 2019-12-12
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367872889
• ISBN 13: 9780367872885
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Tourism has become one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world economy. Increasingly, research on tourism destinations has been at the centre of debates concerning destination competitiveness, governance, policies and destination management and marketing.

This book investigates tourist destinations from two different perspectives. First, it approaches destinations using the concept of tourist clusters and investigates their role in competitiveness and firm performances. The second perspective studies the development of models of competitiveness and governance. It also develops an international benchmarking system of 15-EU countries, with an additional focus on Italy, UK and United States.

The book will appeal to academics, scholars and practitioners in tourism studies, management, urban and regional studies and economic geography, etc.

About the Author

Francesco Capone is Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy.