Italy’s domestic tourism flows during the recent years of economic recession. Indeed, the occurrence of closer tourism … dataset is made of inter-regional tourism flows among Italian regions over the 2000 - -12 period; across this period, 2008 to …

, cultural relics, etc., which makes it possible to practice several forms of tourism: seaside, mountain, cruise, rural tourism … analyze the tourism potential of the region, using indicators that reflect the evolution of tourist units and their spread in …

The early days of tourism development had a naïve vision of tourism’s impacts on society in terms of economic, social …, and environmental benefits. Time has passed, and we have learnt lessons regarding the success and failure of tourism … development. Mass tourism development has pros and cons and is not necessarily the optimal development model. Alternative …

tourism that focuses on the geology and landscape of different territories, providing a pleasurable and educational tourist … experience. Geotourism is a sustainable form of tourism that has the potential to deliver significant benefits to host …

This book presents a series of studies on the socio-economic impacts of tourism, with a special focus on the … determinants of tourism competitiveness at the destination level. The authors offer a systematic overview of this important issue … and assessment of quantitative tourism impacts on local economies, while the second part focuses on non-material aspects …