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An assessment of road traffic accidents in Spain: the role of tourism
- Source :
- Current Issues in Tourism. 23:654-658
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2018.
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Abstract
- One of the principal causes of tourist deaths worldwide appears to be road accidents. However, the literature rarely addresses tourist road safety by exploring spatial variations. This paper covers the gap that exists as to how tourism can influence road safety (as a negative externality) and examines the case of Spanish NUTS-3 regions, particularly interesting due to Spain having been the world’s second most-visited country for five consecutive years. Our findings show a higher traffic accident rate for foreign drivers and indicate that tourism traffic safety is a relevant topic that should be incorporated into road safety policy planning.
- Subjects :
- 05 social sciences
Geography, Planning and Development
Principal (computer security)
Traffic safety
Tourism
NUTS-3 regions
Geography
Spain
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
0502 economics and business
Externalities
050211 marketing
Environmental planning
Road traffic
050212 sport, leisure & tourism
Externality
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17477603 and 13683500
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Current Issues in Tourism
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e763cb0391052a7fade3c5698ae33203