Impact of Tourism Infrastructure on Regional Development

The Implantation of a Center Parcs Resort in Northern France

Bibliographic Data

ID23237352
AuthorsL Pacaud (Les Haras nationaux, 1 boulevard Victor Hugo, 60200 Compiègne, France and Engref, Aubière, France), Dominique Vollet (0000-0001-7668-9252, AgroParisTech), Valérie Angeon (0000-0002-1170-3954, AgroParisTech)
Year2007
Volume13
Issue3
Pages389-406
Publication date2007-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTourism Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-8166 • E-ISSN: 2044-0375
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5367/000000007781497782
OpenAlexW1981455742
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited22

This paper assesses the impact of the implantation of a major recreational resort (670 new direct jobs planned) on the local economy of an isolated rural area in northern France. To estimate the induced effects, an original hybrid model combining Keynesian and economic base theory was used to take into account the predominant role of the first wave of spending in the tourism sector. At the local level, this resort has the potential to create between at least 70 and 80 indirect and induced jobs, provided support is lent by synergy in local policymaking (especially in training and habitat).

Business · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Political science · Recreation · Regional science · Rural area · Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · French Urban and Social Studies · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis

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