Evolutionary economic geography: a new path for tourism studies?
2013; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/14616688.2013.864323
ISSN1470-1340
Autores Tópico(s)Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
ResumoAbstractEvolutionary economic geography (EEG) is an emerging theoretical framework which attempts to better understand long-term economic change and why it differs between regions. Tourism geographers are showing increasing interest in EEG with a growing number of publications and conference presentations on EEG applications within tourism studies. This article briefly sets out the conceptual background to EEG and how it relates to extant studies within tourism, drawing on examples from the literature on tourism studies and evolutionary research. A concise list of some actionable areas for EEG studies within tourism is presented as well as an appraisal of the theoretical particularities of applying EEG within tourism studies. EEG is shown to be a new path with much potential for tourism research.Keywords: evolutionary economic geographyresearchtheorytourism AcknowledgementsI would like to thank my co-organisers of the sessions at the AAG, Alison Gill and Salvador Anton Clavé, as well as the presenters and discussants for giving us all a very interesting afternoon in Los Angeles. I would also like to convey my special thanks to Rikard H. Eriksson who provided comments on the sessions which informed this article, and who read and commented on a draft of this text.Additional informationNotes on contributorsPatrick BrouderPatrick Brouder is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Tourism Studies & Geography, Mid Sweden University, Sweden. He is also a senior research fellow in the School of Tourism & Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research interests include tourism's place in regional development, the conceptual links between economic geography and the tourism economy and tourism and community development in rural and peripheral areas.
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