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Tourism and Cultural Sustainability: Views and Prospects from Cyclades, Greece

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  • Theano S. Terkenli

    (Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, 81100 Mytilene, Greece)

  • Vasiliki Georgoula

    (Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, 81100 Mytilene, Greece)

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to explore cultural tourism perceptions, practices, concerns and prospects among local residents, tourists and business representatives in the Cycladic Islands, specifically three sites (Andros, Syros and Santorini). The concept and framework of cultural sustainability are employed to analyze the variable interrelationships between culture and tourism in the development of cultural tourism and in overall local sustainability, from a bottom-up/destination perspective. The methodological approach was an on-site exploratory questionnaire survey, effectuated in the context of the SPOT Horizon 2020 EU project, on cultural tourism in the Cyclades. Our findings show that the role of culture as an actual tourism attraction and the potential for further growth in cultural tourism, and consequently local development, are broadly recognized. However, the role of tourism in cultural development, management and appropriation is viewed with a certain degree of trepidation and ambivalence. Culture and tourism emerge from the results of this research study as positively interlinked in the minds of the locals, the visitors and the entrepreneurs involved in cultural tourism and tourism more generally. Despite the fact that it is mostly privately driven, the culture–tourism relationship is viewed as holding great potential for all sides involved and for local cultural and overall sustainability.

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  • Theano S. Terkenli & Vasiliki Georgoula, 2021. "Tourism and Cultural Sustainability: Views and Prospects from Cyclades, Greece," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-20, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2021:i:1:p:307-:d:713024
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    1. Qin Yang & Huan Dan & Tingting Ni & Pan Zhao & Junyi Wei & Gang Wang, 2023. "Research on the Coupling and Coordinated Development of the Tourism Industry and Regional Economy in the Economic Circle of the Sichuan–Chongqing Region in Southwest China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-19, January.
    2. Ioannis Vardopoulos & Maria Papoui-Evangelou & Bogdana Nosova & Luca Salvati, 2023. "Smart ‘Tourist Cities’ Revisited: Culture-Led Urban Sustainability and the Global Real Estate Market," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-26, February.
    3. Aspasia E. Fafouti & Anastasia Vythoulka & Ekaterini T. Delegou & Nikolaos Farmakidis & Maria Ioannou & Komninos Perellis & Antonis Giannikouris & Nikolaos A. Kampanis & George Alexandrakis & Antonia , 2023. "Designing Cultural Routes as a Tool of Responsible Tourism and Sustainable Local Development in Isolated and Less Developed Islands: The Case of Symi Island in Greece," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-39, August.
    4. Chuanchuan Yuan & Li Gan & Huili Zhuo, 2022. "Coupling Mechanisms and Development Patterns of Revitalizing Intangible Cultural Heritage by Integrating Cultural Tourism: The Case of Hunan Province, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-16, June.

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