Title: Tourism: Mediterranean, Italy, Campania: from the big systems to the local tourist systems

Authors: Giovanni De Falco, Luigi Amato

Addresses: IRES Campania, Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, 39–80142 Napoli, Italy. ' IRES Campania, Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, 39–80142 Napoli, Italy

Abstract: This paper offers a view about the changes of the tourism policies – conceived as a big touristic system in the mediterranean area and in Italy from the nineties to our days. Four transformations, in terms of contents and objectives, change the relations between the Northern and Southern European countries with the mediterranean area. It is therefore necessary to hold in due consideration, in the context of this sector, a displacement of economic factors not only for the Euro-mediterranean area but also for the Arab-mediterranean zone. In Campania, alongside the development of a big touristic system, we observe the attempt to plan an integrated project for a local touristic system. Organically, this system reorganises the destination of the regional and national resources, defining new perspectives of development.

Keywords: Mediterranean sea; Italy; tourism policies; cultural attractions; regional authorities; federalism; regional resources; globalisation; sustainable development; environment; local products; local tourism.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2005.006694

International Journal of Services Technology and Management, 2005 Vol.6 No.2, pp.135 - 141

Published online: 01 Apr 2005 *

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