期刊名称:Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series
电子版ISSN:2393-3127
出版年度:2009
卷号:9
期号:1
语种:English
出版社:Ovidius University Press
摘要:In the specialty literature,there are two mainstream development concepts for development of tourism areas: durable development and integrated development. The first one,the concept of durable development is somewhat older and,as some concerns have been voiced regarding it,a second one has emerged,namely: the integrated development. This should represent the key to enhancing life quality level in the respective areas,by being an important alternative in the development plans conceived at a local/regional level. One of the directions for integrated development is tourism,which may be chosen according to the region’s characteristic resources and the level of economic development of local population. The best approach for the integrated tourism development concept is the local or regional observation. Specialists in economic development argue that tourism development at this level may be accomplished also by durable development as means of increasing the life quality of local population. Each of the two concepts is focused on certain aspects and has different applications,both in general terms but also,in the particular case of tourism. This study aims to clarify the concept of integrated development,serving thus as a tool for local authorities who might intend to adopt more modern means of management for their respective local communities.