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The value of natural resources for tourism: a case study of the Italian Alps
Author(s) -
Gios Geremia,
Goio Ilaria,
Notaro Sandra,
Raffaelli Roberta
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.552
Subject(s) - tourism , natural resource , natural (archaeology) , value (mathematics) , geography , nature tourism , environmental resource management , regional science , environmental planning , natural resource economics , business , ecotourism , economics , political science , computer science , archaeology , machine learning , law
The paper deals with the measurement of the benefits provided by natural resources, with particular reference to the tourist development of mountain areas. In fact, the possibility of measuring some of the benefits produced by the natural resources allows appropriate development strategies to be formulated. The second part of the paper presents possible solutions suggested for sustainable tourism in an area of the Pre‐Alps between Veneto and Trentino. These solutions are a result of research carried out using the contingent valuation method. Critical information was gathered that enabled the adjustment of interventions in relation to both the actual opportunity and the benefits deriving from the natural resources studied. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.