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T1 Foundations and relevance of delimiting local tourism destinations
T2 Fundamentos y relevancia de la delimitación de destinos turísticos locales
A1 Rodríguez Rodríguez, Yurena
A1 Hernández Martín, Raúl
K1 Delimitation
K1 Local tourism destinations
K1 Functional zones
K1 Zoning
K1 Tourism micro-destinations
K1 Delimitación
K1 Destinos turísticos locales
K1 Áreas funcionales
K1 Zonificación
K1 Microdestinos turísticos
K1 Economía
K1 Economics
K1 Geografía
K1 Geography
K1 Sociología
K1 Sociology
AB There is an extensive literature on delimiting functional areas for management purposes in the social sciences. Nevertheless, in the field of tourism research there is no established set of criteria for delimiting tourism destinations. However, destinations are considered a main object of analysis and decision-takingfor tourism management. This paper discusses the most relevant literature on delimiting functional zones and proposes a methodology for an application in the field of tourism. The research is illustrated with the results on zonification and production of statistical information already obtained by the Canary Islands System of Statistics. The results highlight the relevance of zoning in tourism with the support of the foundations and criteria for delimiting functional areas in the social sciences. Subjectivity is considered to play a crucial role among criteria for delimitation both in tourism and in social sciences in general.
PB Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional (AECR)
SN 2340-2717
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/37253
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/37253
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 27-abr-2024