Description
This book focuses on the inclusion of individuals with special needs within the tourism sector, with particular emphasis on cultural routes. Promoting sustainable cultural tourism and planning its development through sustainable strategies present significant challenges. A key objective is to strengthen the interconnection between tourism and both social and environmental sustainability. This involves addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities through social innovation, thereby supporting the transition toward an inclusive tourism model that fosters sustainable, intelligent, and inclusive growth.
Following an overview of public strategies, educational initiatives and stakeholder engagement in the field of accessible tourism, this book presents several case studies that exemplify best practices. These examples illustrate how cultural routes can be transformed into meaningful community experiences by enhancing accessibility for individuals with disabilities.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction (Anna Trono and Valentina Castronuovo).- Chapter 2. Heritage Tourism, Wellbeing and Quality of Life (Anna Trono).- Chapter 3. Systems Dynamics Solutions for Inclusive Cultural Tourism Governance (Tadeja Jere Jakulin).- Chapter 4. Developing a strategic planning for the promotion of accessible and inclusive tourism in Italy (Giuliana Quattrone).- Chapter 5. A call for universities to educate students on the needs of people with disabilities (Menna Jones).- Chapter 6. Developing Accessible Derbyshire: the first acces-sible county in the UK (Gillian Scotford and Menna Jones).- Chapter 7. Teaching students about accessible cultural routes. A Case Study (Diego Frigino).- Chapter 8. The Camino de Santiago de Compostela and the Challenge of Accessibility to Heritage: The Potential of Portuguese Senda Litoral Way (Valentina Castronuovo).- Chapter 9.Inclusion and Accessibility. The New Challenge Of Cultural Routes (Carmen Bizzarri).- Chapter 10. The Via Francigena for All (Anna Trono).- Conclusions (Anna Trono and Valentina Castronuovo).
