期刊名称:International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories
印刷版ISSN:2247-7225
出版年度:2015
卷号:5
期号:2
页码:136-141
语种:English
出版社:International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories
其他摘要: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.