Grandi, S., Macdonald, S. and Tankibayeva, A. (2022) The Role of Knowledge Structures in Reconfiguring Rural Tourism in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic : An Exploratory Study of Rural Tourism in Italy and Kazakhstan. Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites. 41(2), pp. 555-563. 2065-1198.
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Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to analyze changes in the notion and role of rural tourism provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper examines how rural tourism in the pandemic year 2020 has accommodated human needs for well-being: which touristic resources have been mobilized and what knowledge structures have contributed to mobilization of touristic resources. The authors use a qualitative multimethod approach to develop insights about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on changing roles played by rural tourism in Italy and Kazakhstan. The theoretical novelty of the research is that it conceptualizes tourism resource mobilization strategies as a result of the historical and emerging knowledge structures. It was found that while both geographical and ethno-cultural resources form the basis for rural tourism development, knowledge structures play a critical role in setting both the interpretative and institutional frames defining rural tourism forms and directions of development.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Creators:
Grandi, S., Macdonald, S. and Tankibayeva, A.
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Date:
27 May 2022
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 555-563
Journal or Publication Title:
Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites
Volume:
41
Number:
2
Number of Pages:
355278
Language:
English
ISSN:
2065-1198
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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