期刊名称：Human Geographies : Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography
印刷版ISSN：1843-6587
电子版ISSN：2067-2284
出版年度：2019
卷号：13
期号：1
页码：23-44
DOI：10.5719/hgeo.2019.131.2
出版社：University of Bucharest
摘要：The potential role of tourism in enhancing a balanced territorial development is officially
acknowledged by the EU. However, little is known regarding the extent to which tourism
in Romania contributes or could contribute to reducing regional inequalities. The present
study approaches the matter of the growth of tourism demand and supply in relation to
the type of territory (lagging, intermediary, leading), at both regional and local levels. The
results indicate a significant geographical concentration of tourism activity, despite a
noticeable diffusion of tourism across the country in the last decades. This derives from the
fact that the leading territories, which already took the lion’s share of the tourism supply
and demand also retain the highest part of the increases in tourism demand. As a
consequence, tourism sector stands out more as a factor that can increase territorial
disparities than contribute to their reduction. However, a considerable potential for
tourism growth in terms of tourism supply characterizes the lagging regions. Accordingly,
differentiated tourism public policies related to the type of territory could be considered.
