A Bibliometric Study of the Importance of Tourism in Salt Landscapes for the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas

Since ancient times, people have used salt for cooking and preserving food, its healing benefits, and as a means of payment. Therefore, the first settlements were located near water, food, and preferably salt, as prerequisites to further social and economic development. Naturally, the social develop...

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Published in:Land (Basel) 2024-10, Vol.13 (10), p.1703
Main Authors: Nistoreanu, Puiu, Aluculesei, Alina-Cerasela, Dumitrescu, George-Cornel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Analysis
Bibliometrics
co-word analysis
Cultural heritage
Economic development
Ecosystem restoration
Environmental impact
Environmental restoration
Food
Food preservation
Healing
Landscape preservation
Medical tourism
Mines
Mining
Natural resources
Poland
R&D
Research & development
Resorts & spas
Romania
Rural areas
Rural communities
Rural development
Salt
salt land management
salt landscapes
Salt mines
Salts
Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable development
sustainable rural development
sustainable salt exploitation
Sustainable tourism
Tourism
Tourism development
Tourist activities
Tourist attractions
Travel industry
United Kingdom
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Summary:Since ancient times, people have used salt for cooking and preserving food, its healing benefits, and as a means of payment. Therefore, the first settlements were located near water, food, and preferably salt, as prerequisites to further social and economic development. Naturally, the social development, the healing properties of salt, and the beauty of some salt landscapes have led to the development of tourism as an essential asset for rural communities. This paper aims to investigate the research focusing on the use of salt resources in tourism and to see if the exploitation of salt landscapes is an actual research topic linked to rural development. The study’s primary objectives are to investigate the scientific output in the tourism field, the main drivers in scientific production, and any connection between the importance of salt landscapes in tourism and sustainable rural development. The article represents a bibliometric analysis of 437 scientific articles published in prestigious journals indexed in the Web of Science until November 2023. The results emphasised a need for more research on using salt landscapes and resources in tourism as a central topic, as most identified studies focus on proposing models for the sustainable development of former salt mines and ecosystem restoration using tourism activity. Since many salt mining operations have been closed and the inhabitants of the neighbouring rural localities have been left without the related income, the results of this research are helpful for specialists in the field and for decision-makers to have a clear view of the development trends of areas rich in salt resources for tourism purposes.
ISSN:2073-445X
2073-445X
DOI:10.3390/land13101703