Rural Tourism and Sustainable Development

作     者：Rostom Beridze 

作者机构：Batumi Shota Rustaveli State UniversityBatumiGeorgia 

出 版 物：《Management Studies》 (管理研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第7卷第5期

页      面：443-446页

学科分类：02[经济学] 

主　　题：rural tourism sustainable development tourism policy 

摘      要：The solving of economical and social development problems of rural populated area has particular urgency nowadays. It should be noted that the development of rural tourism is perspective and it gives opportunity to fully use the potential of populated rural area. The objective of research is to study the opportunities of rural tourism development in Georgia and in mountainous region of Adjara. Therefore, the main questions discussed in paper are: to analyze the employment opportunities for the population of rural areas;to foresee the possible secondary income, how to reduce the migration of rural population, especially the youth;possibility to supply the locally produced goods and service and to increase their awareness;and possibilities to develop the industries related to tourism. The joint efforts of government, municipal authorities, and business providers, with the involvement of rural area inhabitants are essential for the development of populated rural territories. The special attention should be addressed to the social initiatives and economic activities of local people through the involvement in the tourism sector development. The rural tourism and entrepreneurship development provide the possibility to solve the main social-economic problems of rural inhabitants.