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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.

Technology: general issues --- traditional and regional products --- gastronomy tourism --- regional cuisine --- Trabzon --- Podhale region --- sustainable livelihoods --- rural ecological environment --- rural tourism --- smart specialization --- livelihood sustainability index --- rural revitalization strategy --- innovation --- indicators --- governance --- sustainability --- competitiveness --- destination --- life-cycle --- tourism cooperation --- China-ASEAN --- cooperation structure --- driving factors --- regional tourism --- Islamic finance --- halal tourism --- fuzzy numbers --- TOPSIS --- cultural mediating effects --- halal industry --- relatedness --- proximity --- network --- specialization --- panel data --- visual impairment --- smart tourism --- mobile application --- gamification --- experience design --- social sustainability --- disability equality --- accessible tourism for all --- smart tourism technology experience --- tourist satisfaction --- happiness --- revisit intention --- nature interpretation --- visitor codes --- orientation signage --- tour guiding --- visitor management --- Maasai Mara --- sustainable tourism development --- tourism policy --- sustainability indicators --- cluster analysis --- factor analysis --- Mediterranean --- DPSIR --- traditional and regional products --- gastronomy tourism --- regional cuisine --- Trabzon --- Podhale region --- sustainable livelihoods --- rural ecological environment --- rural tourism --- smart specialization --- livelihood sustainability index --- rural revitalization strategy --- innovation --- indicators --- governance --- sustainability --- competitiveness --- destination --- life-cycle --- tourism cooperation --- China-ASEAN --- cooperation structure --- driving factors --- regional tourism --- Islamic finance --- halal tourism --- fuzzy numbers --- TOPSIS --- cultural mediating effects --- halal industry --- relatedness --- proximity --- network --- specialization --- panel data --- visual impairment --- smart tourism --- mobile application --- gamification --- experience design --- social sustainability --- disability equality --- accessible tourism for all --- smart tourism technology experience --- tourist satisfaction --- happiness --- revisit intention --- nature interpretation --- visitor codes --- orientation signage --- tour guiding --- visitor management --- Maasai Mara --- sustainable tourism development --- tourism policy --- sustainability indicators --- cluster analysis --- factor analysis --- Mediterranean --- DPSIR

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This open access book is the result of the 1st International Conference on Evaluating Challenges in the Implementation of EU Cohesion Policy (EvEUCoP 2022). It presents the recent findings, sparks discussion, and reveals new research paths addressing the use of novel methodologies and approaches to tackle the challenges and opportunities that are unveiled with the implementation of the EU cohesion policy. The authors cover a wide range of topics including the monitoring of data; the clearness of indicators in measuring the impact of interventions; novel evaluation methods, addressing the mid-term and terminal assessment; as well as case studies and applications on evaluations of the thematic objectives under the scrutiny of the cohesion policy, namely: Research, technological development, and innovation; Information and communication technologies; Shift toward a low-carbon economy. During the 2014-2020 programmatic period, member states were required to undertake assessments to evaluate the efficacy, efficiency, and impact of each operational program. Such evaluations are generally concerned with the compliance of projects and activities with programmatic priorities, as well as with funds' absorption capacity and refer to ex-ante and ex-post assessments. Hence, this book proposes the use of novel methodologies addressing the mid-term and terminal assessments that enable performing the efficiency appraisal of the operational programs and that can support decision-makers in the selection of projects that should be awarded for funding.

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