Assessing the impacts of cultural tourism on small and medium sized European cities: a valuation framework for the city of Syracuse
by Patrizia Riganti
International Journal of Services Technology and Management (IJSTM), Vol. 10, No. 1, 2008

Abstract: This paper discusses to what extent one can value in economic terms the positive and negative externalities brought by cultural tourism to heritage destinations, and which are the currently available valuation techniques for this purpose. It discusses the role played by preliminary phases in the development of the appropriate valuation framework when stated preferences methods are employed reporting the case of the city of Syracuse, Italy. It builds on this research to analyse the role economic valuation can play in the management of cultural destinations to mitigate the negative impacts brought by the tourism presence whilst spreading the positive ones in the region.

Online publication date: Thu, 18-Sep-2008

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