Journal
ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijgi8040176
Keywords
hot spot analysis; cluster and outlier analysis; rural tourism; rural accommodation; Extremadura
Funding
- De la deteccion de problemas a la propuesta de soluciones basadas en criterios geoestadisticos [IB 16040]
- Consejeria de Economia e Infraestructuras de la Junta de Extremadura
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
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The importance of the distribution of accommodation businesses over a certain area has grown remarkably, especially if such distribution is mapped using tools and techniques that utilize the territory as a variable in the analysis. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate, by means of a geographical information system (GIS) and spatial statistics, that it is possible to better define the groupings of rural accommodation available in Extremadura, Spain, especially if these are conceptualized by dint of their lodging capacity. To do so, two specific techniques have been used: hotspot analysis and outlier analysis, which yield results that prove the existence of homogeneous and heterogeneous groups of accommodation businesses, based not only on their spatial proximity but also on their lodging capacity. On the basis of this analysis, the regional administration can devise tourist policies and strategic plans in order to improve the management and efficiency of each business. Despite the applicability of the present results, this study also addresses the difficulties in using these techniquesWhere establishing the spatial relationships and the boundary distance are key concepts. In the case study here, the ideal configuration utilizes a fixed distance of six miles.
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