%0 Thesis
%9 Bachelor
%A Leijstra M.L.
%D 2013
%F theses_frw:236
%T Is Coastal Tourism ready for the Next Generation? A comparative study in the German and Dutch Wadden region
%U https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/236/
%X The thesis studies the effect of of tourism incomes on the local economy, with the Landal Greenpark Esonstad as case-study. This goal is reflected in the research question: “What is the effect of tourism incomes from Esonstad on the socio-economic development of the Lauwersmeer region?” Regional Development theory and Social Embeddedness theory are applied to examine the effects Esonstad has on the regional economy of the Lauwersmeer region. The hypothesis is that tourism can be sustainable if incomes from tourism flow back to the local economy. Provided that there is a management of actors and entrepreneurs, exogenous investments like Esonstad could provide incentives for more endogenous regional development and thus sustainable tourism.