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datestamp: 2021-09-01 08:49:29
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Haberle, David Christopher
creators_id: S4143590
creators_email: d.haberle@gmx.at
title: Food Tourism as a strategy for regional economic development - A case study comparison of cheese producing regions
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Food tourism makes use of traditional agricultural production and adds value to it. Thus, it is not only a travel trend but a rising topic among geographers and policy-makers. But how can food tourism facilitate the economic development of a region? This case study comparison of Bregenzerwald (AT) and Noord-Holland (NL) aims to answer this question within the context of a regional specialisation on cheese. While food tourism exists in both regions, there is a difference in awareness of its potential for economic development between the regions, mirrored in different institutional arrangements. After assessing expectations by the literature regarding the means for a successful implementation of food tourism for the economic development of a rural region, qualitative interviews with key stakeholders in the regions are conducted. Institutional differences between the regions are analysed in three categories in accordance to the cluster-model-adaptions by Lee et al. (2016): stakeholder collaboration, leadership, information and communication flows. Overall, stronger – i.e. larger and more outreaching – organisations are found in Bregenzerwald. This is based on a broader underlying consensus on the value of regional cheese and the commitment to use high-quality food products for attracting foreign visitors. In Noord-Holland, there is low cooperation between tourist-oriented and domestic consumer-oriented stakeholders. Efforts to achieve a large distribution of guests among multiple farmers, cheese producers, gastronomes and other dairy-culture showcasing stakeholders should continue for a sustainable development of rural economic life. So far, the necessity to take broad action in this regard is only recognised in Bregenzerwald, but not in Noord-Holland.
date: 2021
pages: 83
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: EG
tutors_name: Dijk, J. van
tutors_name: Sijtsma, F.J.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_email: Jouke.van.Dijk@rug.nl
tutors_email: F.J.Sijtsma@rug.nl
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keywords_local: regional development
keywords_local: food tourism
keywords_local: strategy
keywords_local: economic development
keywords_local: rural regions
keywords_local: cheese
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-08-30
citation:   Haberle, David Christopher  (2021) Food Tourism as a strategy for regional economic development - A case study comparison of cheese producing regions.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3677/1/Master%20Thesis%20David%20Haberle.pdf