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“Agro”, “Agri”, or “Rural”: The Different Viewpoints of Tourism Research Combined with Sustainability and Sustainable Development

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  • Sofia Karampela

    (Department of Tourism, Ionian University, 49132 Corfu, Greece
    Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athina, Greece)

  • Alexis Andreopoulos

    (Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athina, Greece)

  • Alex Koutsouris

    (Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athina, Greece)

Abstract

The objective of this study is to review the different viewpoints of research addressing “agro”, “agri”, or “rural” tourism, ascertain the implications of relevant scientific articles and suggest future research avenues related to sustainability and sustainable development issues. A two-step systematic approach was followed in identifying “agrotourism”, “agro tourism”, “agro-tourism”, “agritourism”, “agri tourism”, “agri-tourism”, or “rural tourism” articles in the Scopus database. Articles were selected if they corresponded to the keywords: sustainable development, sustainability, local development; thus, 252 papers were selected. The findings indicate that the literature does not analyze integrated approaches to sustainability, sustainable and local development in depth. The results are discussed mainly on qualitative grounds, from the supply side and with limited policy recommendations. They also display that the papers mainly refer to single case studies and comparative studies are lacking.

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  • Sofia Karampela & Alexis Andreopoulos & Alex Koutsouris, 2021. "“Agro”, “Agri”, or “Rural”: The Different Viewpoints of Tourism Research Combined with Sustainability and Sustainable Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-15, August.
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