Viviana Calzati

University of Pavia | UNIPV · Department of Economics and Management

Slowness involves a redefinition of existing touristic operations which are increasingly influenced by the tourist’s heightened sense of responsibility towards the environment and the search for a quality experience (Dickinson JE, Les Lumsdon: Slow travel and tourism. Earthscan, London, 2010, Fullagar S, Markwell K, Wilson E: Slow tourism. Experien...

This article assumes that quality of urban life, collective well-being and social capital can be competitive factors in local development, in particular for minor territories. The authors introduce the case of Cittaslow as a model characterized by a concept of living, producing and consuming based on slow qualities instead of a continuous growth. A...

Purpose – This paper intends to highlight how local tourism development is strongly oriented towards policy development based on the combination typical product-territory, in particular extra virgin olive oil, which assigns value to identity, social capital and indigenous cultural heritage. Design – The work supports the idea that the development s...

Gli autori dopo avere realizzato una mappatura, in Piemonte, Umbria e Sicilia, delle certificazioni territoriali rilasciate dalle associazioni aderenti a Res Tipica, hanno effettuato un'analisi comparata delle loro finalitŕ statutarie. L'analisi ha permesso di individuare tre aree obiettivo, utili a comprendere l'orientamento degli amministratori l...

This paper aims at understanding the role of territorial brands on the tourism development of a destination. The case study of the Marche Region (Italy) is presented to understand the significance of territorial brands and in particular of belonging to the Association "I Borghi più belli d'Italia" (The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy) as a way to...