THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURES IN RECONFIGURING RURAL TOURISM IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF RURAL TOURISM IN ITALY AND KAZAKHSTAN

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites

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Silvia GRANDI¹  Sandy MACDONALD²  Aliya TANKIBAYEVA³ 

[1] University of Bologna, Department of Statistical Science « P. Fortunati »;University of Northampton, Faculty of Business and Law;Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of Recreational Geography and Tourism

关键词: rural tourism;    pandemic;    resilience;    sustainable tourism;    Italy;    Kazakhstan;   

DOI  :  10.30892/gtg.41229-863

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Editura Universitatii din Oradea / University of Oradea Publishing House

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this paper is to analyze changes in the notion and role of rural tourism provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper examines how rural tourism in the pandemic year 2020 has accommodated human needs for well-being: which touristic resources have been mobilized and what knowledge structures have contributed to mobilization of touristic resources. The authors use a qualitative multimethod approach to develop insights about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on changing roles played by rural tourism in Italy and Kazakhstan. The theoretical novelty of the research is that it conceptualizes tourism resource mobilization strategies as a result of the historical and emerging knowledge structures. It was found that while both geographical and ethno-cultural resources form the basis for rural tourism development, knowledge structures play a critical role in setting both the interpretative and institutional frames defining rural tourism forms and directions of development.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND