Resort-oriented tourism development and local tourism networks:a case study from Northern Finland

• Main Author: Kulusjärvi, O. (Outi)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geographical Society of Finland 2016
• Subjects: Finland; cooperation; enclave resorts; qualitative study; sustainable regional development; tourism destination development; Kuusamo; Ruka; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2019103136035

Abstract 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 cooperati...