The role of tourism in rural development: The role of tourism in rural development through a comparative analysis of a Greek and a Hungarian rural tourism area - Softcover

Fotiadis, Anestis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3846522910 ISBN 13: 9783846522912

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The rural regions occupy a largely extended part of the European Union and they are characterized as vital for economic growth and social cohesion. Rural development is a crucial tool for the redevelopment of the agricultural sector and the promotion of differentiation and innovation in the rural regions. The enlargement of the European Union has changed the map of agriculture and an appropriate redevelopment procedure is essential for the development. The rural development policy can contribute decisively to the proper orientation of this process towards a more flexible economy of higher value added, taking always into consideration the cultural, social and environmental singularities of the rural regions. In this study we present the importance of marketing and management as a strategic procedure contributing to rural tourism development and competitiveness. We examine Greek and Hungarian villages, that display different levels of rural tourism development. Moreover, we evaluate the similarities and differences that we discovered during our research and we recommend the positive and negative steps for each country.

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About the Author

Anestis Fotiadis lives and works in Pieria.He works in General Hospital of Katerini at the Informatics and Management Department, where he is the director. Anestis Fotiadis apart from being a state employee he teach in various organizations through work contracts.He holds a PhD from the Faculty of Economics, in the University of Pecs, Hungary.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3846522910
• ISBN 13: 9783846522912
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196