Digital and Strategic Innovation for Alpine Health Tourism

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology Book Series

Editors: Spoladore, Daniele; Pessot, Elena; Sacco, Marco

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15457-7

ISBN: 978-3-031-15456-0

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Nov 8, 2022

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Chapter 1Medical Evidence of Alpine Natural Resources as a Base for Health Tourism

Pichler, Christina; Hartl, Arnulf J.; Weisböck-Erdheim, Renate; Bischof, Michael

Pages: 1 –30

[The Alpine space disposes of excellent prerequisites to respond to the increasing demand of nature-based health tourism. Despite a growing scientific knowledge on the manifold benefits of human interaction with Alpine natural resources, the health tourism potential has not yet been fully...
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Chapter 2KPI for Data-Driven Assessment of Innovative Development Paths for Nature-Based Health Tourism in the Alpine Region

Bischof, Michael; Hartl, Arnulf J.

Pages: 31 –48

[Tourism has been one of the most important economic sectors in the Alps for many years. However, not least because of the cuts due to the pandemic, new and innovative approaches are needed to meet current challenges such as climate change, shortage of skilled workers or demographic change in...
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Chapter 3Alpine Assets, Perceptions and Strategies for Nature-Based Health Tourism

Mosedale, Jan; Hartl, Arnulf; Pichler, Christina; Bischof, Michael

Pages: 49 –60

[Nature-based health tourism is experiencing a resurgence. To determine its potential as a development opportunity for alpine destinations, it is necessary to analyse both the demand and supply side. Two surveys were conducted: a representative survey of the population of six countries of the...
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Chapter 4An Ontology-Based Decision Support System to Foster Innovation and Competitiveness Opportunities of Health Tourism Destinations

Spoladore, Daniele; Pessot, Elena

Pages: 61 –71

[The competitiveness of nature-based Health Tourism (NHT) industry, especially in the Alpine regions, is increasingly linked to the sustainability and exploitation of unique natural resources of tourism destinations, which often lack the access to knowledge and networks of stakeholders to improve...
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Chapter 5A Digital Application for Strategic Development of Health Tourism Destinations

Mahroo, Atieh; Spoladore, Daniele; Ferrandi, Paolo; Lovato, Ilenia

Pages: 73 –85

[This work describes the challenges, techniques, and methodologies to develop a digital tool that aims to improve framework conditions and tools for better utilization of Alpine natural resources in health tourism. Starting from the literature analysis and an online survey, the system implemented...
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Chapter 6A Methodology for Participatory Stakeholder Engagement in Nature-Based Health Tourism

Čeh, Danilo; Nenad, Mirjana; Pessot, Elena

Pages: 87 –97

[Participatory stakeholder engagement in strategy-making, for industries such as Nature-based Health Tourism (NHT), enhances the delivery of more useful and applicable strategies, with also higher chances to reach intended goals if compared to conventional top-down planning processes. This...
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Chapter 7Innovation Practices and Techniques for Nature-Based Health Tourism Competitiveness

Nenad, Mirjana; Pessot, Elena

Pages: 99 –116

[Innovation is considered essential to the growth and long-term sustainability of health tourism companies and destinations. Continuous innovation takes place to improve the industry competitiveness, but especially the tourists’ experience and wellness with new product offerings. This Chapter...
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Chapter 8Strategic Communication in a Transnational Project—The Interreg Alpine Space Project HEALPS2

Spoladore, Daniele; Geri, Marta; Widmann, Veronika

Pages: 117 –127

[Communication activities play a pivotal role in the management of research projects, especially those involving several partners and stakeholders from different countries. The Interreg Alpine Space HEALPS2 project relies on a transnational and transversal approach to improve the framework...

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