Islandscapes and Sustainable Creative Tourism: A Conceptual Framework and Guidelines for Best Practices

Alexandra Baixinho, Carlos Santos, Gualter Couto, Isabel Soares de Albergaria, Leonor Sampaio da Silva, Pilar Damião Medeiros and Rosa Maria Neves Simas
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Alexandra Baixinho: Azores Tourism Observatory (OTA), Avenida Infante D. Henrique, No. 71 Solmar Avenida Center-Esc. 101, 9504-529 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Carlos Santos: Azores Tourism Observatory (OTA), Avenida Infante D. Henrique, No. 71 Solmar Avenida Center-Esc. 101, 9504-529 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Gualter Couto: Centre of Applied Economics Studies of the Atlantic—CEEAplA, School of Business and Economics, University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Isabel Soares de Albergaria: Centre for the Humanities (CHAM), University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Leonor Sampaio da Silva: Centre for the Humanities (CHAM), University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Pilar Damião Medeiros: Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, University of the Azores (CICS.UAc/CICS.NOVA.UAc), 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Rosa Maria Neves Simas: Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, University of the Azores (CICS.UAc/CICS.NOVA.UAc), 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 12, 1-17

Abstract: As strategies for the development of creative tourism multiply in contexts ranging from global cities to small communities, the need for a clearer conceptual framework, capable of better differentiating existing approaches, has become more evident. Building upon existing knowledge on cultural and creative tourism, and on a prior review of the literature on creative tourism on islands, this paper proposes a typology of creative tourism initiatives, and after examining this new categorization, develops the concept of sustainable creative tourism. Through highlighting the need for creative tourism developers, policymakers, and practitioners to deepen their engagement with more holistic and integrated approaches oriented towards sustainable development in all its dimensions (economic, environmental, social, and cultural), the authors systematize a set of international principles and policy recommendations meant to promote sustainable creative tourism development strategies, duly adjusted to different places and realities, with an emphasis on vulnerable islandscapes.

Keywords: sustainable creative tourism; conceptual framework; islands; cultural landscapes; guidelines; policy recommendations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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