Protection, Preservation, Promoting Vernacular Architecture and Design and the Local Economic Development through Rural Tourism in Sibiu Area
Protection, Preservation, Promoting Vernacular Architecture and Design and the Local Economic Development through Rural Tourism in Sibiu Area

Author(s): Elena Manuela Istoc, Ionel Istoc
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Academia Română, Filiala Iași Institutul de Cercetări Economice și Sociale „Gheorghe Zane”
Keywords: Rural tourism; Vernacular architecture and design; Heritage preservation; Rural regeneration; Sustainable development
Summary/Abstract: Rural tourism takes place in the rural environment. It is inextricably linked to the vernacular architecture and design, and the cultural lifestyle of villages. Rural tourism is often used as a tool to help develop different regions. Rural tourism could offer a possible solution to some of the problems associated with heritage degradation, lost economic oppotunities and population decline. The Sibiu area stands out with a special vernacular architecture and preserves exceptional cultural value, aspects not recognized as a development factor and therefore not properly managed. The purpose of this paper is to try to clarify whether tourism strategies can solve rural regeneration in the Sibiu area.

• Details
• Contents