THE 2021 FESTIVAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
RUNNING 1-30 NOVEMBER 2021
RUNNING 1-30 NOVEMBER 2021
This roundtable will include a wide range of local tourism stakeholders to stimulate conversation between these groups and reflect on the impacts of media tourism at the community level. Rural Hall, Doune FK16 6DH. Booking is essential.
Doune Castle has seen a record-breaking surge in visitor numbers since the popular Outlander TV series was first filmed there in 2013. The massive volume of worldwide visitors has posed fresh concerns about the (un)sustainable tourism development e.g., infrastructure capacity, real economic contribution, sociocultural impacts. We will present a grounded understanding of the media tourism development in the village of Doune at an in-person roundtable discussion. This event is open to all, especially anyone interested in Scottish tourism and rural Scotland development. We also hope to establish connections amongst various tourism stakeholders in Doune, including Doune Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), Doune Council, representatives from local hospitality industry, independent tour guides and local residents. By so doing, the current challenges, profound impacts and good practices during the tourism development process in locale can be explored, with a purpose to develop strategies promoting sustainable tourism development in a social, economic and environmental sense.
Dr Xiaoqing Chen (Lecturer at the Business School), Professor Claire Wallace (Chair in Sociology) and Stephanie Garrison (Research Assistant of Sociology), University of Aberdeen
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In-person at the Rural Hall, Doune FK16 6DH. Booking essential
