Post-Pandemic Rural Revitalization: Culture and Tourism for Recovery, Resilience and Regeneration

2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K12588
• Research Institution: Wakayama University
• Principal Investigator: Cheer Joseph 和歌山大学, 国際観光学研究センター, 客員教授 (40860094)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 足立 基浩 和歌山大学, 経済学部, 教授 (30283948) ; 上野 美咲 和歌山大学, 経済学部, 講師 (30706693) ; ZainalAbidin Husna 和歌山大学, 国際観光学研究センター, 特任講師 (60938108)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
• Keywords: Rural tourism / Sustainable Tourism / Revitalization / SDGs

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

1. Finalisation of a special issue in the journal Rural Society
2. Planning of symposium for November 2024
3. Development of an international network for rural tourism research

Current Status of Research Progress

3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.

Reason

Principal Investigator now based in Australia.
Pandemic delays means timelines pushed back.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

1. Complete special issue in the journal Rural Society
2. Complete special issue in Wakayama Tourism Review
3. Convene one day International Rural Tourism Conference, November 2024

Causes of Carryover

This is the final year of the project.
Research and fieldwork will be completed and publications submitted.
Also, a final conference will be held.