AN ATTEMPT AT AN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF THE TOURISM ATTRACTIVENESS OF A REGION: THE EXAMPLE OF NORTH KARELIA (FINLAND) Cover Image

PRÓBA SYNTETYCZNEJ OCENY ATRAKCYJNOŚCI TURYSTYCZNEJ REGIONU NA PRZYKŁADZIE KARELII PÓŁNOCNEJ (FINLANDIA)
AN ATTEMPT AT AN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF THE TOURISM ATTRACTIVENESS OF A REGION: THE EXAMPLE OF NORTH KARELIA (FINLAND)

Author(s): Katarzyna Kowalska
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Evaluation research, Tourism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: tourism attractiveness; ‘point bonitation’; methods of assessment of tourism attractiveness; integrated assessment of tourism attractiveness; North Karelia (Finland);

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a proposal for an integrated assessment of the tourism attractiveness of a region. The holistic approach used in the author's master's thesis is given as an example. The article presents the results of a survey and ‘point bonitation’ (a ranking method) for the North Karelia region. In the summary, there is an attempt to assess the methods which were applied in the research.

  • Issue Year: 22/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 23-30
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish