Designing Cultural Routes as a Tool of Responsible Tourism and Sustainable Local Development in Isolated and Less Developed Islands: The Case of Symi Island in Greece
Author:
Fafouti Aspasia E.1, Vythoulka Anastasia2, Delegou Ekaterini T.1ORCID, Farmakidis Nikolaos3, Ioannou Maria3, Perellis Komninos3, Giannikouris Antonis3, Kampanis Nikolaos A.4ORCID, Alexandrakis George4ORCID, Moropoulou Antonia1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Lab of Materials Science and Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece 2. School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens, 10682 Athens, Greece 3. Department of Dodecanese, Technical Chamber of Greece, 85100 Rhodes, Greece 4. Coastal & Marine Research Lab, Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology—Hellas (FORTH), 70013 Heraklion, Greece
Abstract
Responsible tourism practices promote the idea that responsibility refers to both visitors and local communities, ensuring the protection and conservation of the natural environment and cultural heritage and contributing to a better quality of life. The role of “sustainability” in a tourist development strategy is to protect and reveal what already exists (“reuse, recycle, renovate”) rather than consume. In these terms, cultural routes can serve as valuable tourism assets that can attract visitors and generate economic activity, while protecting the environmental and cultural heritage. This study is focused on Symi, a small and remote Greek island better known as a religious tourism destination, examining how cultural routes could be at the core of an economic development and social cohesion strategic plan. Symi served as a case study due to the island’s rich cultural and natural heritage, including historic buildings, natural attractions, monuments, and archaeological sites. The revealing of those assets is crucial for the advancement of an integrated local strategy for cultural tourism in terms of responsible tourism. The primary objective of this study is to analyze how the development of a cultural routes network, integrating monuments from diverse historical periods, significant religious sites, and areas of significant architectural and environmental value, can contribute to a responsible tourism approach and further a sustainable development that generates multiple benefits for the local community in an insular region.
Funder
European Regional Development Fund of the European Union Greek National Funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
Subject
Nature and Landscape Conservation,Ecology,Global and Planetary Change
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