Rosa SIMAS, University of the Azores, Portugal, Portugal
As strategies for the development of creative tourism multiply in contexts ranging from global cities to small communities, the need for a clearer conceptual framework, capable of better differentiating existing approaches, has become increasingly evident. Building upon existing knowledge on cultural and creative tourism, and on a prior review of the literature on creative tourism on islands, this paper proposes a typology of creative tourism initiatives and, after examining this new categorization, develops the concept of regenerative development and sustainable creative tourism, against the backdrop of the huge challenges posed by the current pandemic situation. By highlighting the need for creative tourism developers, policymakers, and practitioners to deepen their engagement with more holistic and integrated approaches oriented towards sustainable development in all its dimensions (economic, environmental, social, and cultural), this presentation systematizes a set of international principles and policy recommendations meant to promote regenerative development in the context of sustainable culture-based creative tourism strategies, duly adjusted to different places and realities, with an emphasis on vulnerable islandscapes.
Mots clés : creative tourism|islands|culture-based tourism|cultural landscapes|regenerative tourism
A105359RS