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While the potential macro-economic benefits of tourism development have been well-established, the negative social effects of uninhibited growth have received increased attention in the last decade, emphasizing the central role of communities in the search for a sustainable balance in tourism. This paper focuses on the relatively underdeveloped Scheldeland region in Flanders (Belgium), where a strategic goal is to leverage cultural and natural heritage to boost development. Via a resident questionnaire based on a simplified version of the Resident Empowerment through Tourism Scale (RETS), we identified support for tourism development and deconstructed the drivers of this support. The objective was to empirically validate the research instrument and underlying theory in a situation of relative ‘undertourism’ and prospective future growth. The questionnaire collected 2058 responses, and the partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) results indicated that support for tourism, which was generally high across the seven municipalities, was mainly affected by social, psychological, and political empowerment, with personal economic benefits not playing a significant role. These results show that social exchange theory (SET) as a theoretical basis for potential tourism support has limited validity in currently underdeveloped destinations. Secondly, comparatively speaking, the municipalities with the lowest tourism development were least supportive of tourism growth, with an increase in tourism intensity seemingly leading to increasing support due to a higher awareness of accrued benefits through tourism.
Bart Neuts; Senne Kimps; Jan van der Borg. Resident Support for Tourism Development: Application of a Simplified Resident Empowerment through Tourism Scale on Developing Destinations in Flanders. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6934 .
AMA StyleBart Neuts, Senne Kimps, Jan van der Borg. Resident Support for Tourism Development: Application of a Simplified Resident Empowerment through Tourism Scale on Developing Destinations in Flanders. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (12):6934.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBart Neuts; Senne Kimps; Jan van der Borg. 2021. "Resident Support for Tourism Development: Application of a Simplified Resident Empowerment through Tourism Scale on Developing Destinations in Flanders." Sustainability 13, no. 12: 6934.
Scenic beauty is one of the most-commonly used indicators in the inventory and assessment of geosites for geoconservation, geoheritage management and geotourism development. It is an important driver of tourists to visit natural areas and it also provides support for the protection of natural heritage. Previous studies on scenic beauty mainly focused on landscape preference and physical characteristics of geosites that affect scenic beauty appreciation. The relationships between the scenic beauty of geosites, their scientific value and the geoscience knowledge of tourists has not been empirically investigated in detail. Hence, this study investigates this relationship using 34 geosites from southeastern Spain. For this purpose, 29 respondents with a geoscience background and who all visited the 34 geosites, 43 respondents with a geoscience background but who did not visit the geosites, and 104 respondents with no geoscience background and who did not visit the geosites, participated in a survey. The first group rated the scenic beauty and the scientific value of the geosites based on a direct field visit during which the scientific background of these geosites was given. On the other hand, the latter two groups rated scenic beauty using representative photos of the geosites. A five-point Likert scale was used to rate the scenic beauty and the scientific value of the geosites. We found a significant relationship between the scenic beauty of geosites and their scientific value, and this relationship becomes more significant if the geoscientific knowledge of the respondents increases. One-way ANOVA results indicated that a geoscience background contributed to higher perceived scenic beauty, especially for those geosites that in general were considered as more scenic by all the respondent groups. It was also found that geosites with viewpoints received in general higher scenic beauty and scientific value ratings.
Getaneh Tessema; Jean Poesen; Gert Verstraeten; Anton Van Rompaey; Jan van der Borg. The Scenic Beauty of Geosites and Its Relation to Their Scientific Value and Geoscience Knowledge of Tourists: A Case Study from Southeastern Spain. Land 2021, 10, 460 .
AMA StyleGetaneh Tessema, Jean Poesen, Gert Verstraeten, Anton Van Rompaey, Jan van der Borg. The Scenic Beauty of Geosites and Its Relation to Their Scientific Value and Geoscience Knowledge of Tourists: A Case Study from Southeastern Spain. Land. 2021; 10 (5):460.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGetaneh Tessema; Jean Poesen; Gert Verstraeten; Anton Van Rompaey; Jan van der Borg. 2021. "The Scenic Beauty of Geosites and Its Relation to Their Scientific Value and Geoscience Knowledge of Tourists: A Case Study from Southeastern Spain." Land 10, no. 5: 460.
Following the precedent set by the Tourism Observatory (TO) run by the European Commission-DG GROW a few years ago, several initiatives have taken place to design and manage tourism observatories at both the transnational and local level. However, these initiatives do not yet seem able to provide adequate operational responses to the challenges that the Commission launched with the original TO. While the opportunities offered by the Web 2.0 still do not seem to have been sufficiently taken advantage of, such initiatives also have not yet developed suitable methodologies to operationally include the tourism industry in the studies and monitoring performed by the TOs. This work presents the lesion learnt from the ShapeTourism prototype including two different tools: an observatory with official and unofficial indicators, and a simulation tool to predict different scenarios and different sustainability levels, designed specifically to overcome the aforementioned limits. The prototype was tested in 2017 on the entire eligible area of the 2014-2020 MED Programme covering 52 regions. The potentialities of this tool are shown through the creation on indicators, benchmarking and applications.
Dario Bertocchi; Nicola Camatti; Jan Van Der Borg. Tourism observatories for monitoring MED destinations performance. Tourism 2020, 68, 466 -481.
AMA StyleDario Bertocchi, Nicola Camatti, Jan Van Der Borg. Tourism observatories for monitoring MED destinations performance. Tourism. 2020; 68 (4):466-481.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDario Bertocchi; Nicola Camatti; Jan Van Der Borg. 2020. "Tourism observatories for monitoring MED destinations performance." Tourism 68, no. 4: 466-481.
In order to design effective responses to the complex phenomenon of overtourism, the tourism carrying capacity (TCC) of a destination is an essential reference point. This paper provides in-depth analysis of this correlation through the case study of Dubrovnik. The study applies a TCC calculation model that is able to quantitatively include the main effects of overtourism. The paper illustrates how these results can be used to automate specific decongestion policies by conceptualising a digital response system for real-time intervention to mitigate the undesirable effects of overtourism.
Nicola Camatti; Dario Bertocchi; Hrvoje Carić; Jan van der Borg. A digital response system to mitigate overtourism. The case of Dubrovnik. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing 2020, 37, 887 -901.
AMA StyleNicola Camatti, Dario Bertocchi, Hrvoje Carić, Jan van der Borg. A digital response system to mitigate overtourism. The case of Dubrovnik. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing. 2020; 37 (8-9):887-901.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNicola Camatti; Dario Bertocchi; Hrvoje Carić; Jan van der Borg. 2020. "A digital response system to mitigate overtourism. The case of Dubrovnik." Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing 37, no. 8-9: 887-901.
This article aims to explain how the world heritage city management system may be improved, and the structure of its processes enhanced by including relevant stakeholders to reach better results, i.e. outputs and outcomes. With this aim, process-based orientation is proposed as a new management approach. The article is divided into two parts. In the first part, theoretical background of the world heritage city management system is given, and process orientation of heritage city management explained. In the second part theoretical concepts were applied to the cases of the world heritage cities (sites) of Split (Croatia) and Venice (Italy). A brief description of the basic characteristics (elements, processes) and of the main problems related to the results (outputs and outcomes) is followed by the application of the Unified Modelling Language as the method. The process architecture of the new management meta-model is presented, processes designed and documented, and activities and responsibilities among stakeholders, both existing as well as potential, within the proposed hierarchical structure shared. By proposing the process-oriented approach to the management of world heritage cities, the paper sets out to contribute to the growing body of knowledge related to cultural heritage management (especially world heritage cities). By applying knowledge from different theories into a process-based approach to the management of world heritage cities, it enables UNESCO's directives to be implemented into the actual managerial system of a World Heritage Site (WHS). We find it potentially useful not only to WHS managers, but also to scholars and other experts who have managerial responsibilities but limited knowledge in this area.
Lidija Petrić; Marko Hell; Jan van der Borg. Process orientation of the world heritage city management system. Journal of Cultural Heritage 2020, 46, 259 -267.
AMA StyleLidija Petrić, Marko Hell, Jan van der Borg. Process orientation of the world heritage city management system. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 2020; 46 ():259-267.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLidija Petrić; Marko Hell; Jan van der Borg. 2020. "Process orientation of the world heritage city management system." Journal of Cultural Heritage 46, no. : 259-267.
Overtourism problems, anti-tourist movements and negative externalities of tourism are popular research approaches and are key concepts to better understand the sustainable development of tourism destinations. In many of the overtourism narratives, Venice is considered to be one of the most relevant cases of overtourism and therefore has become a laboratory for studying the different conflicts that emerge when tourism numbers continue to grow and the quality of the tourism flow continues to decline. This article is therefore focusing on Venice and on one of the possible solutions to mitigate the negative impacts of tourism represented by the concept of a tourist carrying capacity (TCC) in an urban destination. The aim of this paper is to discuss alternative methodologies regarding the calculation of the TCC, and to apply a fuzzy instead of a ‘crisp’ linear programming model to determine the scenarios of a sustainable number of tourists in the cultural destination of Venice, looking for the optimal compromise between, on the one hand, the wish of maximizing the monetary gain by the local tourism sectors and, on the other, the desire to control the undesirable effects that tourism exerts on a destination by the local population. To solve the problems related to tourism statistics and data availability, some uncertainty in the parameters has been included using fuzzy numbers. The fuzziness in the model was introduced on the basis of questionnaires distributed among both tourists and residents. By applying the fuzzy linear programming model to the emblematic case of Venice, it was shown that this approach can indeed help destinations to understand the challenges of sustainable tourism development better, to evaluate the impact of alternative policies of overtourism on the sustainability of tourism, and hence, to help design a strategy to manage tourist flows more adequately
Dario Bertocchi; Nicola Camatti; Silvio Giove; Jan Van Der Borg. Venice and Overtourism: Simulating Sustainable Development Scenarios through a Tourism Carrying Capacity Model. Sustainability 2020, 12, 512 .
AMA StyleDario Bertocchi, Nicola Camatti, Silvio Giove, Jan Van Der Borg. Venice and Overtourism: Simulating Sustainable Development Scenarios through a Tourism Carrying Capacity Model. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (2):512.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDario Bertocchi; Nicola Camatti; Silvio Giove; Jan Van Der Borg. 2020. "Venice and Overtourism: Simulating Sustainable Development Scenarios through a Tourism Carrying Capacity Model." Sustainability 12, no. 2: 512.
Egbert Van Der Zee; Jan Van Der Borg; Dominique Vanneste. The Destination Triangle. Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice 2017, 8, 167 -188.
AMA StyleEgbert Van Der Zee, Jan Van Der Borg, Dominique Vanneste. The Destination Triangle. Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice. 2017; 8 ():167-188.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEgbert Van Der Zee; Jan Van Der Borg; Dominique Vanneste. 2017. "The Destination Triangle." Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice 8, no. : 167-188.
This article investigates China’s heritage development from an evolutionary perspective. On the one hand, by situating the reception of the cultural heritage concept in a socio-cultural construct dimension, it reveals the unique dialogism between the two divergent epistemological paradigms of wenwu (cultural relics) and wenhua yichan (cultural heritage) that underline heritage appropriation and practice in China. On the other hand, it examines China’s cultural heritage development in relation to society, arguing that considerations of national heritage, though influenced by the international environment, are still largely determined by its national socio-cultural, economic, and political settings. The evolutionary approach reveals the way in which China’s heritage vision and practice are negotiated according to international forces and societal imperatives, implicating issues such as commodification and reconstruction in the debate of heritage conservation, which is relevant to, among others, the research on heritage tourism and urban development in contemporary China.
Lingling Bi; Dominique Vanneste; Jan Van Der Borg. Cultural Heritage Development in China: A Contextualized Trajectory or a Global–Local Nexus? International Journal of Cultural Property 2016, 23, 191 -207.
AMA StyleLingling Bi, Dominique Vanneste, Jan Van Der Borg. Cultural Heritage Development in China: A Contextualized Trajectory or a Global–Local Nexus? International Journal of Cultural Property. 2016; 23 (2):191-207.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLingling Bi; Dominique Vanneste; Jan Van Der Borg. 2016. "Cultural Heritage Development in China: A Contextualized Trajectory or a Global–Local Nexus?" International Journal of Cultural Property 23, no. 2: 191-207.
Erwin Van Tuijl; Koen Dittrich; Jan Van Der Borg. Upgrading of Symbolic and Synthetic Knowledge Bases: Evidence from the Chinese Automotive and Construction Industries. Industry & Innovation 2016, 23, 276 -293.
AMA StyleErwin Van Tuijl, Koen Dittrich, Jan Van Der Borg. Upgrading of Symbolic and Synthetic Knowledge Bases: Evidence from the Chinese Automotive and Construction Industries. Industry & Innovation. 2016; 23 (3):276-293.
Chicago/Turabian StyleErwin Van Tuijl; Koen Dittrich; Jan Van Der Borg. 2016. "Upgrading of Symbolic and Synthetic Knowledge Bases: Evidence from the Chinese Automotive and Construction Industries." Industry & Innovation 23, no. 3: 276-293.
Lingling Bi; Dominique Vanneste; Jan Van Der Borg. Tourism development in China since 1949: a regime perspective. International Journal of Tourism Policy 2016, 6, 321 .
AMA StyleLingling Bi, Dominique Vanneste, Jan Van Der Borg. Tourism development in China since 1949: a regime perspective. International Journal of Tourism Policy. 2016; 6 (3/4):321.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLingling Bi; Dominique Vanneste; Jan Van Der Borg. 2016. "Tourism development in China since 1949: a regime perspective." International Journal of Tourism Policy 6, no. 3/4: 321.
This paper discusses the design and implementation of a system for promoting small towns based on the mash-up of various data sources for personalized mobile access. The positive issues and the open problems are discussed and evaluated in the frame of an experiment made in a region in Northern Italy.
Augusto Celentano; Marek Maurizio; Giulio Pattanaro; Jan Van Der Borg. End-User Development in Tourism Promotion for Small Towns. Computer Vision 2013, 7897, 229 -234.
AMA StyleAugusto Celentano, Marek Maurizio, Giulio Pattanaro, Jan Van Der Borg. End-User Development in Tourism Promotion for Small Towns. Computer Vision. 2013; 7897 ():229-234.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAugusto Celentano; Marek Maurizio; Giulio Pattanaro; Jan Van Der Borg. 2013. "End-User Development in Tourism Promotion for Small Towns." Computer Vision 7897, no. : 229-234.
Antonio Russo; Jan Van Der Borg. An Urban Policy Framework for Culture-oriented Economic Development: Lessons from the Netherlands. Urban Geography 2010, 31, 668 -690.
AMA StyleAntonio Russo, Jan Van Der Borg. An Urban Policy Framework for Culture-oriented Economic Development: Lessons from the Netherlands. Urban Geography. 2010; 31 (5):668-690.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonio Russo; Jan Van Der Borg. 2010. "An Urban Policy Framework for Culture-oriented Economic Development: Lessons from the Netherlands." Urban Geography 31, no. 5: 668-690.
Utilising the information gathered in four European cities, this paper discusses and tests a framework of reference for visitor-friendliness , a complex concept that encapsulates the main dimensions of the urban tourism product such as its quality, accessibility and image projection. This concept is particularly relevant to assess whether investments in culture and hospitality genuinely respond to the impulses coming from the market. The case studies highlight how specific soft elements of the urban tourism product are the ones that matter most in determining the attractiveness of a city for international visitors, and yet they are often overlooked by city planners. The paper also identifies a number of “best practice” in tourism management.
Antonio Russo; Jan van der Borg. Planning considerations for cultural tourism: a case study of four European cities. Tourism Management 2002, 23, 631 -637.
AMA StyleAntonio Russo, Jan van der Borg. Planning considerations for cultural tourism: a case study of four European cities. Tourism Management. 2002; 23 (6):631-637.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonio Russo; Jan van der Borg. 2002. "Planning considerations for cultural tourism: a case study of four European cities." Tourism Management 23, no. 6: 631-637.
Jan van der Borg; Paolo Costa; Giuseppe Gotti. Tourism in European heritage cities. Annals of Tourism Research 1996, 23, 306 -321.
AMA StyleJan van der Borg, Paolo Costa, Giuseppe Gotti. Tourism in European heritage cities. Annals of Tourism Research. 1996; 23 (2):306-321.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJan van der Borg; Paolo Costa; Giuseppe Gotti. 1996. "Tourism in European heritage cities." Annals of Tourism Research 23, no. 2: 306-321.
John Glasso; Kerry Godfrey; Brian Goodall; Jan Van Der Borg; Helen Absalom. Visitor management in heritage cities. Tourism Management 1994, 15, 388 -389.
AMA StyleJohn Glasso, Kerry Godfrey, Brian Goodall, Jan Van Der Borg, Helen Absalom. Visitor management in heritage cities. Tourism Management. 1994; 15 (5):388-389.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJohn Glasso; Kerry Godfrey; Brian Goodall; Jan Van Der Borg; Helen Absalom. 1994. "Visitor management in heritage cities." Tourism Management 15, no. 5: 388-389.
Jan Van Der Borg. Demand for city tourism in Europe: tour operators' catalogues. Tourism Management 1994, 15, 66 -69.
AMA StyleJan Van Der Borg. Demand for city tourism in Europe: tour operators' catalogues. Tourism Management. 1994; 15 (1):66-69.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJan Van Der Borg. 1994. "Demand for city tourism in Europe: tour operators' catalogues." Tourism Management 15, no. 1: 66-69.
Jan Van Der Borg. European institute for comparative urban research. Annals of Tourism Research 1994, 21, 863 -864.
AMA StyleJan Van Der Borg. European institute for comparative urban research. Annals of Tourism Research. 1994; 21 (4):863-864.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJan Van Der Borg. 1994. "European institute for comparative urban research." Annals of Tourism Research 21, no. 4: 863-864.
Jan Van Der Borg. Demand for city tourism in Europe. Annals of Tourism Research 1994, 21, 832 -833.
AMA StyleJan Van Der Borg. Demand for city tourism in Europe. Annals of Tourism Research. 1994; 21 (4):832-833.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJan Van Der Borg. 1994. "Demand for city tourism in Europe." Annals of Tourism Research 21, no. 4: 832-833.
Venice attracts over 7 million visitors a year which brings problems as well as benefits. This article discusses the relationship between tourism and urban development in Venice and suggests solutions that reconcile tourism with the city's economic and social structure.
Jan Van Der Borg. Tourism and Urban Development: The Case of Venice, Italy. Tourism Recreation Research 1992, 17, 46 -56.
AMA StyleJan Van Der Borg. Tourism and Urban Development: The Case of Venice, Italy. Tourism Recreation Research. 1992; 17 (2):46-56.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJan Van Der Borg. 1992. "Tourism and Urban Development: The Case of Venice, Italy." Tourism Recreation Research 17, no. 2: 46-56.
Jan Van Der Borg. The impact of sea level rise on cities and regions. GeoJournal 1990, 21, 302 -302.
AMA StyleJan Van Der Borg. The impact of sea level rise on cities and regions. GeoJournal. 1990; 21 (3):302-302.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJan Van Der Borg. 1990. "The impact of sea level rise on cities and regions." GeoJournal 21, no. 3: 302-302.