Rural Tourism in Mountain Rural Comunities-Possible Direction/Strategies: Case Study Mountain Area from Bihor County

Rural mountain areas and their local communities have been subject to research interest over time due to their large amount of available resources, but also their problems. The strategy for some of the rural mountain communities to simultaneously preserve and capitalize on the local resources sustai...

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Published in:Sustainability 2024-01, Vol.16 (3), p.1127
Main Authors: Popescu, Cosmin Alin, Iancu, Tiberiu, Popescu, Gabriela, Croitoru, Ionut Marius, Adamov, Tabita, Ciolac, Ramona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Biodiversity
Businesspeople
Case studies
Community
Economic development
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Land area
Mountains
Rural areas
Sustainability
Tourism
Travel industry
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Summary:Rural mountain areas and their local communities have been subject to research interest over time due to their large amount of available resources, but also their problems. The strategy for some of the rural mountain communities to simultaneously preserve and capitalize on the local resources sustainably is to combine traditional activities with those related to hospitality and recreation in the form of rural tourism activity. In this context, we have used a case study to examine development in a rural mountain community through tourism activities; the study site is the rural mountain area of Bihor County in the Apuseni Mountains, which has outstanding, but untapped, potential for development. In this paper, we address the centralization of representative resources on each component community of the chosen area, concrete information related to the current stage of the development and performance of the activity directly from those involved in the coordination of the activity (rural tourism entrepreneurs) using a specific questionnaire, and proposals for possible directions/strategies to ensure future development of this communities through rural tourism activities.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su16031127