Linnaeus University presents Tourism, Local Foods, and Regional Development Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2013.
Food consumption is an essential part of the tourism experience, and regional foodstuffs and food products is receiving increased importance for rural tourism, regional sustainable development and regional branding and marketing. [This conference] seeks to further explore these linkages. Papers are invited to cover all aspects of regional foods and tourism, including but not limited to the place of food in rural tourism, current trends in regional food consumption, consumer perspectives on regional foods, perceptions of restaurant owners and chefs, the promotion of local food supply chains, willingness-to-pay for regional foods, food festivals and events, second homes, regional foods, food related entrepreneurship, food product development, regional food and carbon management, IT and food networks, regional food policy, the promotion of food localisation, fair trade and regional development, the role of local food in ethical consumption, the development of intellectual property protection for regional food products, and the branding of regional foods as well as broader issues regarding regional food networks and regional development.
Deadline for Submissions: August, 31, 2013
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