Rural tourism: A systematic literature review on definitions and challenges

PD Rosalina, K Dupre, Y Wang - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism …, 2021 - Elsevier
The definition of rural tourism remains unclear and only a few studies have mapped the
current state of knowledge in this field. Through a systematic quantitative literature review …

Sustainability of agritourism activity. Initiatives and challenges in Romanian mountain rural regions

T Adamov, R Ciolac, T Iancu, I Brad, E Peț, G Popescu… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sustainability has become a priority in the last decades. If we consider rural regions,
agritourism, an activity strongly related to local communities, represents an opportunity to …

Agritourism-A Sustainable development factor for improving the 'health'of rural settlements. Case study Apuseni mountains area

R Ciolac, T Adamov, T Iancu, G Popescu, R Lile… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Agritourism is a complex activity, a chance maybe today to ensure both human health and
the “health” of the environment and rural settlements in order to achieve a most wanted …

Assessment of the tourism's potential as a sustainable development instrument in terms of annual stability: Application to Spanish rural destinations in process of …

JM Martín Martín, JA Salinas Fernandez… - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Tourism has established itself as an instrument that supports the sustainable development of
rural destinations and has both, negative and positive effects. The annual instability of the …

Agritourism—A business reality of the moment for Romanian rural area's sustainability

R Ciolac, T Iancu, I Brad, T Adamov, N Mateoc-Sîrb - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The agritourism activity can be a characteristic reality of the present, considering rural area's
sustainability, being at the same time a business reality for rural entrepreneurs and a “must …

Spatiotemporal interaction characteristics and transition mechanism of tourism environmental efficiency in China

Z Liao, L Zhang - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
High-quality development is the theme of China's economic and social development in the
new era, and it is also an objective need for tourism development in the 14th Five-Year Plan …

Capitalization of Tourist Resources in the Post-COVID-19 Period—Developing the Chorematic Method for Oltenia Tourist Destination, Romania

IA Drăguleasa, A Niță, M Mazilu - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The paper aims at adapting the knowledge regarding the capitalization of tourist resources
to the method of tourist choremas in the Oltenia region, Romania, thus creating a tool for …

Spatial distribution characteristics and accessibility analysis of beautiful leisure villages in China

Z Liao, L Zhang, X Wang - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
This study was designed to evaluate the spatial distribution characteristics of 1432 beautiful
leisure villages in China using econometric geography and spatial geographic information …

A longitudinal spatial-temporal analysis of ancient village tourism development in Zhejiang, China

Y Bao, H Jiang, E Ma, Z Sun, L Xu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The sustainable development of tourism is essential for revitalizing historically and culturally
significant ancient villages in China. Despite the longstanding recognition of the relationship …

Structural characteristics and influencing factors of a spatial correlation network for tourism environmental efficiency in China

Z Liao, L Zhang, X Wang, S Liang - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The tourism industry in China presents uneven tourism efficiency but deepening spatial
associations; thus, tourism resources must be more rationally allocated. In this study, the …