Journal of Place Management and Development: Volume 13 Issue 2

Guest editorial

Peter Varley, Chloe Steadman, Annelie Sjolander Lindqvist

Shared landscapes: The impact of residents’ sensual perceptions of regional meat production on brand development

Gillian Anne Rodriguez

This paper argues for the recognition of regional-consumers’ perceptions of growing food in the landscape. This paper aims to explore the hidden value of observed landscapes and…

Rediscovering people, places and traditions: a story of stories

Monica Palladino

Focussing on the links among people, places and traditions, this study aims to present the reflections derived from five in-depth personal interviews on traditions regarding wine…

Craft beer – building social terroir through connecting people, place and business

Annelie Sjölander-Lindqvist, Wilhelm Skoglund, Daniel Laven

This paper aims to propose the concept of social terroir to help navigate phenomenological and epistemological conditions of small-scale food entrepreneurship.

Place branding and local food souvenirs: the ethical attributes of national parks’ brands

Lucia Pizzichini, Valerio Temperini, Gian Luca Gregori

This paper aims to identify what ethical attributes tourists associate with national parks’ brands shown on food souvenir labels and the influence of such attributes on purchase…

Savouring place: cheese as a food tourism destination landmark

Francesc Fusté-Forné

Cheeses convey the identity of a region. The origin of milk, the pastures, the land, the cheesemakers and the traditional recipes transmit the ways a cheese is produced and…

Traditional agri-food products as a leverage to motivate tourists: A meta-analysis of tourism-information websites

Carlo Cafiero, Monica Palladino, Claudio Marcianò, Giuseppa Romeo

This paper aims to provide evidence on the extent to which traditional agri-food products (TFPs) constitute a leverage to promote tourism in the province of Reggio Calabria…

Selling places: a community-based model for promoting local food. The case of Rhondda Cynon Taf

Robert Bowen, Sophie Bennett

This paper aims to evaluate how places approach the promotion of local food products and what it means to produce, consume and support local produce in a rural region.