Resort-oriented tourism development and local tourism networks – a case study from northern Finland

• Main Author: Outi Kulusjärvi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geographical Society of Finland 2016
• Subjects: Tourism destination development; Cooperation; Enclave resorts; Sustainable regional development; Qualitative study; Finland; demo; geo; Kuusamo; Ruka; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/6385c78f08664dad86b0d21e93e899a1

In tourism studies, it has been widely recognized that resort-oriented tourism development creates challenges for regional development, mainly due to its enclave nature and lack of regional economic linkages. However, there have been relatively few studies on the destination-scale cooperative networ...