Turismo rural inteligenteCapacitación aplicada en el marco del proyecto europeo SmartRural
- Guillem X. Pons (coord.)
- Asunción Blanco Romero (coord.)
- L. Troitiño Torralba (coord.)
- M. Blázquez Salom (coord.)
Publisher: Societat d'Història Natural de Balears
ISBN: 978-84-09-22881-2
Year of publication: 2020
Pages: 359-368
Congress: Coloquio de Geografía del Turismo, Ocio y Recreación (17. 2020. Barcelona)
Type: Conference paper
Abstract
Since November 2019, the University of Alicante, through the Human Geography research group, participates as a partner in the European Smartrural project. Its objective is to identify the existing gaps and best practices in the EU countries to develop a training program in smart rural tourism aimed at students, authorities and local communities (stakeholders). In total there are seven universities involved. The purpose of the communication is to illustrate the process followed to date, determine the content of the training program, the topics and the methodology for its development, which must then be tested to obtain learning that improves the final product. The University of Alicante contributes the value of geography in the development of these training programs, linked to tourism, reinforcing the importance of an integrated rural and territorial approach, with the local population as a fundamental pillar. Without forgetting the technological aspects that must make these "smart rural spaces" accessible, connected and participatory, and that also offer tourists the possibility of improving their experience. All of this combines theory and practice, knowledge and experience.