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The Diversification of Sicilian Farms: A Way to Sustainable Rural Development
Martina AronicaDavide PiacentinoDebora InsoldaMaria Francesca CracoliciSalvatore Tosisubject
diversificationGeography Planning and Development0211 other engineering and technologiesTJ807-83002 engineering and technology010501 environmental sciencesManagement Monitoring Policy and LawDiversification (marketing strategy)TD194-195agritourism farms01 natural sciencesRenewable energy sourcesSicilian rural areasSituatedGE1-350Economic geography0105 earth and related environmental sciencesSustainable developmentagritourism farmEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environmentspatial clusters021107 urban & regional planningsustainabilitylanguage.human_languageSicilian rural areaEnvironmental sciencesGeographySustainabilitySpatial clusteringlanguageRural areaSicilianTourismdescription
Rural areas still suffer from a lack of sustainable development, and the diversification of farms may be a step in the right direction. The paper provides a detailed picture of the diversification of Sicilian farms into tourism services. Specifically, we propose a simple indicator of localization intensity of agritourism farms and explore their spatial distribution at municipality level. Our study highlights that Sicilian farms rarely diversify into tourism services, despite being situated in attractive areas. That said, some significant spatial clusters of municipalities where agritourism farms are highly concentrated do emerge from the study.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-28 | Sustainability |