TY - BOOK ID - 146026601 TI - Tourism, Smart Specialization and Sustainable Development PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Technology: general issues KW - traditional and regional products KW - gastronomy tourism KW - regional cuisine KW - Trabzon KW - Podhale region KW - sustainable livelihoods KW - rural ecological environment KW - rural tourism KW - smart specialization KW - livelihood sustainability index KW - rural revitalization strategy KW - innovation KW - indicators KW - governance KW - sustainability KW - competitiveness KW - destination KW - life-cycle KW - tourism cooperation KW - China-ASEAN KW - cooperation structure KW - driving factors KW - regional tourism KW - Islamic finance KW - halal tourism KW - fuzzy numbers KW - TOPSIS KW - cultural mediating effects KW - halal industry KW - relatedness KW - proximity KW - network KW - specialization KW - panel data KW - visual impairment KW - smart tourism KW - mobile application KW - gamification KW - experience design KW - social sustainability KW - disability equality KW - accessible tourism for all KW - smart tourism technology experience KW - tourist satisfaction KW - happiness KW - revisit intention KW - nature interpretation KW - visitor codes KW - orientation signage KW - tour guiding KW - visitor management KW - Maasai Mara KW - sustainable tourism development KW - tourism policy KW - sustainability indicators KW - cluster analysis KW - factor analysis KW - Mediterranean KW - DPSIR KW - traditional and regional products KW - gastronomy tourism KW - regional cuisine KW - Trabzon KW - Podhale region KW - sustainable livelihoods KW - rural ecological environment KW - rural tourism KW - smart specialization KW - livelihood sustainability index KW - rural revitalization strategy KW - innovation KW - indicators KW - governance KW - sustainability KW - competitiveness KW - destination KW - life-cycle KW - tourism cooperation KW - China-ASEAN KW - cooperation structure KW - driving factors KW - regional tourism KW - Islamic finance KW - halal tourism KW - fuzzy numbers KW - TOPSIS KW - cultural mediating effects KW - halal industry KW - relatedness KW - proximity KW - network KW - specialization KW - panel data KW - visual impairment KW - smart tourism KW - mobile application KW - gamification KW - experience design KW - social sustainability KW - disability equality KW - accessible tourism for all KW - smart tourism technology experience KW - tourist satisfaction KW - happiness KW - revisit intention KW - nature interpretation KW - visitor codes KW - orientation signage KW - tour guiding KW - visitor management KW - Maasai Mara KW - sustainable tourism development KW - tourism policy KW - sustainability indicators KW - cluster analysis KW - factor analysis KW - Mediterranean KW - DPSIR UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:146026601 AB - This Special Issue addresses relations between tourism activities, smart specialization strategies, and sustainable development at different territorial levels, including the local, regional, national, and international. Framed by appropriate conceptual frameworks to define the contemporary dynamics of innovation in tourism, case studies supported by advanced quantitative methods and developed in rural and urban areas of Asia, Europe, and Africa are presented and discussed. The concept of smart specialization inspires the formulation of regional innovation policies and strategies, emphasizing the importance of endogenous resources and existing territorial capabilities. By exploring the diversity and variety of each economy to develop inter-sectoral relations, this approach aims at promoting the creation of spillover effects of innovation processes supported by adequate key enabling technologies, potentially leading to the sustainable development of places, regions, and countries. As an activity that mobilizes contributions from different economic sectors, tourism may play a central role in such strategies. As described and discussed in this Special Issue, aspects related to the creative sectors of economies, information and communication technologies, traditional products and lifestyles, food production, or diverse cultural values can be mobilized to generate innovative and sustainable solutions for tourism development. ER -