Mountain Tourism in Cortina D'Ampezzo
Sustainability and Saturation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11411283 |
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| Authors | Adriana Galvani (0000-0002-3640-5865, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-32 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Tourism Recreation Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0250-8281 • E-ISSN: 2320-0308 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02508281.1993.11014660 |
| OpenAlex | W1993512113 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Cortina d'Ampezzo is one of the most important mountain resorts in Italy, world-renowned for its winter sports opportunities since the Winter Olympics in 1956. Its fame and entertainment qualities directed at jet set clientele have, however, not ruined the special character of the place and the beauty of the natural environment. Developments over the last decade have been put in place in a satisfying way. In spite of an effective advertising campaign in order to attract further visitors, the public governing bodies have established limits to further growth for the protection of the mountain environment. The mayor has forbidden, for instance, new construction on the basis of an old municipal rule created during the medieval period. It allowed the protection of fields and forests as communal property owned by the association of residents in the valley as descendants of the first settlers who were granted, these rights as inalienable and indivisible
Archaeology · Economic geography · Ecotourism · Geography · Mountaineering · Nature tourism · Political science · Recreation · Regional science · Tourism · Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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