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Abstract(s)
Rural and peripheral development is still a matter of concern in several western
countries. Depopulation, low density of business activities, younger people emigra tion and better-qualified individuals feeling that such regions have been abandoned
by the government, and incapable of moving on, are among the key indicators to
“understand” rural and peripheral areas. Rural tourism has long been understood
as an effective catalyst of change in depressed and deprived (of entrepreneurial
capacity) areas and to explore a unique set of amenities. Because of funds directed
to help private investment projects in rural tourism facilities, most peripheral areas
are now relatively well endowed with key infrastructures. Nevertheless, the tourism
lead approach produced mixed results due to low levels of demand in some areas
and lack of a cooperative behavior among providers to maximize the opportunities
offered by the wide range of attractions. In this paper, we investigate to what extent
investments in infrastructure helped the rural tourism sector to attract more visi tors in Madeira. Based on the panel-data approach, this paper provides insights to
analyze the development path of rural tourism in Madeira and to explores how local
policy makers may be the “missing link” needed to improve the sector prospects
based on tangible and intangible amenities.
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Keywords
Rural tourism Panel-data Investment in infrastructure Nature based tourism Regional development . Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
Citation
Almeida, A., & Machado, L. P. (2021). Rural development and rural tourism: the impact of infrastructure investments. In Peripheral territories, tourism, and regional development. IntechOpen.
Publisher
IntechOpen