Considered among the fastest-growing industries in the world, tourism brings immense
benefits but also creates certain challenges. Conservation of natural resources is a stringent …

Due to hectic city lives and the growing health concerns in light of the global pandemic,
mountain tourism has become increasingly popular worldwide, which has increased the …

Specialized tourism based on investments for the construction of main attractors does not
represent an effective generalized regeneration strategy for the recovery of European inland …

Rural tourism is considered a high potential form of tourism, enhanced by the demand for
more sustainable and nature-based solutions, and able to contribute to territory resilience. A …

The modernization of economic activities in mountain areas is conditioned by the physical
characteristics of the territory, the weight of activities related to the primary sector …

SWOT analyses are frequently employed in land use planning, the literature proposes
improved versions for reducing decision-making arbitrariness, however some drawbacks …

Purpose This paper aims at assessing the role of authenticity of local food in contributing to
tourism as an ecosystem service in a small mountain tourism destination, ie Alagna Valsesia …

Land fragmentation is a factor that limits the development of the agricultural and forestry
sector, as well as the ability of operators to reach a profitable economic dimension. This …

This paper examines visitors' behaviors toward local food products when visiting a less
favored mountain community in the Italian Alps. The aim of the study was to assess the role …

Italian municipalities distant from main service supply hubs are defined by the Development
Ministry as “inner areas”. A new business model, called community-based cooperatives, has …