Developing Interpretation Plans to Promote Traditional Rural Buildings as Built Heritage Attractions

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 421-436

  Porto, Simona M C ^a   Leanza, Paola M ^a   Cascone, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building materials and techniques; Heritage; Rural; Rural planning; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; HERITAGE TOURISM; HISTORIC BUILDING; RURAL AREA; RURAL PLANNING; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84865291593     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.869     Document Type: Article

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