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Le processus symbolique de l'attractivité touristique d'une ville à travers la notion d'empowerment: un atout du tourisme communautaire
The symbolic process of the tourist attractiveness of a city through the notion of empowerment: an asset of the community tourism

Author(s): Naoil CHAOUNI
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: ESSACHESS
Keywords: Empowerment; community-based tourism; process symbolism; tourist experiment; global-local

Summary/Abstract: This research note analyzes the interpretative permanent process of the symbolism through the spaces in community-based tourism and local development. The goal of this tourism processes is to empower the local community as a major player in sociocultural solutions. The empowerment becomes a central element of mediation, of tourist regulation and participates to the success of projects based on sustainable tourism in rural environment.

  • Issue Year: VIII/2015
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 123-133
  • Page Count: 12