Gastronomy and Local Development: The Quality of Products, Places and Experiences (Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy)

by Cécile Clergeau (Editor), Olivier Etcheverria (Editor), Nicola Bellini (Editor)

• New

  Hardcover
  2018

  $141.78

  Gastronomy, particularly gourmet tourism, is widely acknowledged as having a powerful impact on local development. Public policies have developed in response to research, highlighting gastronomy as key in a successful tourism economy. However, research thus far has not fully explored the underlying mechanisms of gastronomic tourism, in particular the marketing and perception of quality, on economic development. This book considers how the quality of products, places and experiences contributes to the desirability and competitiveness of gourmet touristic destinations.

  The contributors present theoretical and empirical studies in order to create a new framework for regional development based on the quality of products, of places, and of touristic experience. With an interdisciplinary approach, this book will be of interest to researchers in tourism and hospitality, regional studies and human geography as well as to tourism development professionals and policymakers in the areas of rural and local development.