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Tourism development in peripheral regions of post‐soviet states: A case study of strategic planning on Hiiumaa, Estonia

1998; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13563479808721711

1469-9265

Reiner Jaakson,

Urbanization and City Planning

Abstract The newly independent post‐Soviet states are in a difficult transition. Entire societies are changing in the face of a new market economy, new politics and new models of development. There are extreme differences in these countries between the capital and other major cities, and the peripheral regions. Tourism is often promoted as a means to growth and development of these depressed peripheral regions. Yet a tourism which develops along traditional lines is almost impossible in these regions, given their lack of infrastructure and the difficulty of financing development. The alternative tourism model suggests one way in which these peripheral regions may develop. This paper reviews the traditional models of development and contrasts these to the alternative tourism model. The transition of Estonia from its Soviet past to a new society and economy is presented, together with a case study of strategic planning for alternative tourism on the Island of Hiiumaa.