This study aims to verify how and at what extent protected areas can contribute to protect and enhance the production of high quality regional products through the promotion of particular niche tourism. The reasoning is based on the assumption according to which the interaction between environmental policies, agriculture and destination promotion generates a situation that fosters quality in local development of mountainous regions of Italy and Switzerland and maintains agricultural biodiversity. The research adopts a depictive comparative approach. Referring to the two different models of parks management in Switzerland and in Italy, the authors focus their attention on some destinations in the protected areas of Gran Sasso - Laga National Park and UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch. Thereby the enhancement of high quality productions in rural tourism is considered.
The role of protected areas for rural tourism: a depiction of Swiss and Italian cases
SALVATORE R.;CHIODO, Emilio;
2013-01-01
Abstract
This study aims to verify how and at what extent protected areas can contribute to protect and enhance the production of high quality regional products through the promotion of particular niche tourism. The reasoning is based on the assumption according to which the interaction between environmental policies, agriculture and destination promotion generates a situation that fosters quality in local development of mountainous regions of Italy and Switzerland and maintains agricultural biodiversity. The research adopts a depictive comparative approach. Referring to the two different models of parks management in Switzerland and in Italy, the authors focus their attention on some destinations in the protected areas of Gran Sasso - Laga National Park and UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch. Thereby the enhancement of high quality productions in rural tourism is considered.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
