Switzerland: Small Scale Sport Tourism Events and Local Sustainable Development. The Case of the 12 and 24 Km of the Vallée De Joux – the Tour du Lac

Rémi Ardiet (), Claude Sobry () and Ricardo Melo ()
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Rémi Ardiet: UFR STAPS, Laboratory Sport and Social Environement (SENS)
Claude Sobry: Univ. Lille, EA 7369 – URePSSS – Unité de Recherche Pluridisciplinaire Sport Santé Société, F-5900, IRNIST
Ricardo Melo: Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra - Coimbra Education School (IPC-ESEC), Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra (CES-UC), Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation (CiTUR), IRNIST

A chapter in Small Scale Sport Tourism Events and Local Sustainable Development, 2021, pp 203-216 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Through this case study, we show how implementing a running race in a small Swiss Valley can foster sustainable tourism and local development on the economic and social terms with a limited environmental impact. Results show that there are significant expenditures spent by the participants, at least a part of which benefits the local population. Moreover, the running race is included in a broader local strategy of the municipalities that encourage the implementation of small sporting events in order to build a positive image of the valley. Last but not least, this case study shows how collaboration between the different stakeholders can also be crucial to implement a long-term profitable local strategy around sporting event and tourism.

Keywords: Local development; Running race; Sporting events; Sport tourism; Tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62919-9_12

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