HERITAGE TOURISM: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OVER THREE DECADES (1994-2023)
This qualitative study explores the relationship between tourism and places recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites, whether tangible (WHS) or intangible (ICH). In the last two decades there has been a growth in the number of resources with UNESCO recognition. It aims to fill the research gap...
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| author | Jaime José ORTS-CARDADOR Jesús Claudio PEREZ-GALVEZ Gema María Gómez-Casero FUENTES Carol Angélica Jara ALBA |
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| description | This qualitative study explores the relationship between tourism and places recognized by UNESCO as World
Heritage Sites, whether tangible (WHS) or intangible (ICH). In the last two decades there has been a growth in the number of
resources with UNESCO recognition. It aims to fill the research gap in the analysis of heritage tourism using bibliometric
techniques. Data were collected from 886 documents in the period 1994-2023 (December) from the Web of Science database.
Using the VOSviewer software, scientific maps were created showing the current and future line of research in this scientific
field. The results show evidence of related research on Tourism sustainability at UNESCO sites in China and Tourism
sustainability of cultural heritage for the whole period. In addition, two new research topics from 2016 are identified: Motivation
and satisfaction of heritage tourists and Authenticity of intangible heritage. The results help to visualise the structure and trends
of heritage tourism research, which can help researchers, policy makers and destination marketing organisations (DMOs) to gain
knowledge and understanding of existing studies and current research topics.
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| spelling | doaj-art-409ab754058345cfb3a4940ac09b8a0e2025-02-04T06:46:14ZengEditura Universităţii din OradeaGeo Journal of Tourism and Geosites2065-08172065-11982024-08-015531164117310.30892/gtg.55317-1289HERITAGE TOURISM: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OVER THREE DECADES (1994-2023)Jaime José ORTS-CARDADOR0Jesús Claudio PEREZ-GALVEZ1Gema María Gómez-Casero FUENTES2Carol Angélica Jara ALBA3Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Law, Economics and Business, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; Department of Marketing and Market Research, Faculty of Business and Tourism - University of Huelva Spain, Huelva, España, e-mail: d42orcaj@uco.esDepartment of Applied Economics, Faculty of Law, Economics and Business, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; Ibero-American Network for Research in the Economics and Management of Tourism (REDEGETUR), La Plata, Argentina, e-mail: dt1pegaj@uco.esDepartment of Applied Economics, Faculty of Law, Economics and Business, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain, e-mail:d62gofug@uco.esDepartment of Applied Economics, Faculty of Law, Economics and Business, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain, e-mail: jaalcarol@gmail.comThis qualitative study explores the relationship between tourism and places recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites, whether tangible (WHS) or intangible (ICH). In the last two decades there has been a growth in the number of resources with UNESCO recognition. It aims to fill the research gap in the analysis of heritage tourism using bibliometric techniques. Data were collected from 886 documents in the period 1994-2023 (December) from the Web of Science database. Using the VOSviewer software, scientific maps were created showing the current and future line of research in this scientific field. The results show evidence of related research on Tourism sustainability at UNESCO sites in China and Tourism sustainability of cultural heritage for the whole period. In addition, two new research topics from 2016 are identified: Motivation and satisfaction of heritage tourists and Authenticity of intangible heritage. The results help to visualise the structure and trends of heritage tourism research, which can help researchers, policy makers and destination marketing organisations (DMOs) to gain knowledge and understanding of existing studies and current research topics. https://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-3-2024/gtg.55317-1289.pdfheritage tourismworld heritagebibliometricsunescointangible cultural heritagevosviewer |
| spellingShingle | Jaime José ORTS-CARDADOR Jesús Claudio PEREZ-GALVEZ Gema María Gómez-Casero FUENTES Carol Angélica Jara ALBA HERITAGE TOURISM: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OVER THREE DECADES (1994-2023) Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites heritage tourism world heritage bibliometrics unesco intangible cultural heritage vosviewer |
| title | HERITAGE TOURISM: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OVER THREE DECADES (1994-2023) |
| title_full | HERITAGE TOURISM: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OVER THREE DECADES (1994-2023) |
| title_fullStr | HERITAGE TOURISM: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OVER THREE DECADES (1994-2023) |
| title_full_unstemmed | HERITAGE TOURISM: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OVER THREE DECADES (1994-2023) |
| title_short | HERITAGE TOURISM: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OVER THREE DECADES (1994-2023) |
| title_sort | heritage tourism a bibliometric analysis over three decades 1994 2023 |
| topic | heritage tourism world heritage bibliometrics unesco intangible cultural heritage vosviewer |
| url | https://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-3-2024/gtg.55317-1289.pdf |
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