GIS Applications for an Effective Heritage Tourism Management in Romania

Authors

  • Gabriel Cristian Sabou The Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Keywords:

GIS, tourism, heritage, Romania

Abstract

The use of Geographical Information System (GIS) applications in tourism domain had a massive growth in the last years in the whole world. GIS technology offers a lot of opportunities for the development of modern tourism applications, by using complex databases with friendly interfaces that result in interactive maps, advanced management utilities of heritage assets and of touristic destination. As a result, starting from the scientific literature in the field, there was designed a qualitative - focus group type research which has been applied in 2014.  The current paper presents the partial results of the research – those related to the utility of GIS applications in the Romanian heritage tourism, as they are perceived by the authorities and specialist in charge with touristic destinations management, GIS implementation and urban planning, regional development and environment protection. The focus group was organized during a series of events aiming to plan and enhance the sustainable regional development through tourism.

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Published

2015-04-01

How to Cite

Sabou, G. C. (2015). GIS Applications for an Effective Heritage Tourism Management in Romania. International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories, 5(2), 136-141. Retrieved from http://ijept.eu/index.php/ijept/article/view/GIS_Applications_for_an_Effective_Heritage_Tourism_Management_

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2015)

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