The Role of Knowledge Structures in Reconfiguring Rural Tourism in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of Rural Tourism in Italy and Kazakhstan

Silvia Grandi, Sandy Macdonald, Aliya Tankibayeva

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze changes in the notion and role of rural tourism provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper examines how rural tourism in the pandemic year 2020 has accommodated human needs for well-being: which touristic resources have been mobilized and what knowledge structures have contributed to mobilization of touristic resources. The authors use a qualitative multimethod approach to develop insights about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on changing roles played by rural tourism in Italy and Kazakhstan. The theoretical novelty of the research is that it conceptualizes tourism resource mobilization strategies as a result of the historical and emerging knowledge structures. It was found that while both geographical and ethno-cultural resources form the basis for rural tourism development, knowledge structures play a critical role in setting both the interpretative and institutional frames defining rural tourism forms and directions of development.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)555-563
Number of pages9
JournalGeojournal of Tourism and Geosites
Volume41
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 May 2022

Keywords

  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
  • pandemic
  • resilience
  • rural tourism
  • sustainable tourism

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