@misc{10481/64215,
year = {2020},
month = {8},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/64215},
abstract = {Rural tourism has commonly been identified as one of the main areas of application of the
principles of sustainable tourism, but the literature has typically focused solely on the ecological
dimension, particularly when referring to agritourism. This study presents a new approach to
assessing the “eco-e ectiveness” of the evolutionary dynamics of agritourism, as applied in a study
of NUTS-2 regions in two European countries (Spain and Italy) that have implemented similar rural
development strategies. To this end, a synthetic sustainability index was developed using the Index
Decomposition Analysis (IDA) technique. The last period of the European Agricultural Fund for
Rural Development (EAFRD) 2007–2013 was chosen for the study in order to analyze the outcomes of
a programming cycle focusing on the diversification of agriculture through tourism. The results show
that the sustainability of agritourism growth is not homogeneous and has specific features in di erent
regions of the same country. In some cases, there were more similarities with regions from other
countries. This tool could help evaluate the impact of agritourism and facilitate comparisons between
di erent regions, in this way supporting the process of transition from a linear to a circular economy.},
publisher = {Mdpi},
keywords = {Agritourism},
keywords = {Eco-effectiveness},
keywords = {Rural development},
keywords = {Circular economy},
keywords = {Index Decomposition Analysis (IDA)},
title = {The “Eco-Effectiveness” of Agritourism Dynamics in Italy and Spain: A Tool for Evaluating Regional Sustainability},
doi = {10.3390/su12177080},
author = {Belliggiano, Angelo and Cejudo García, Eugenio and Labianca, Marilena and Navarro Valverde, Francisco Antonio and De Rubertis, Stefano},
}