Cross-Border Cultural and Creative Tourism in Rural and Remote Areas (CROCUS)
CROCUS
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Project information
Project duration
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Funded by
Horizon Europe
Project coordinator
Aalborg University
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Project description
CROCUS aims to address socio-economic challenges faced by rural and remote areas through the promotion of cultural and creative tourism. The project features a multi-scalar research design, innovative cross-border living labs, and participatory processes for sustainable business model prototyping. The consortium includes leading scholars and practitioners with extensive experience in cross-border tourism development, stakeholder engagement, and policy analysis.
CROCUS is coordinated by Aalborg University and involves partners from across Europe:
- Denmark (Aalborg University, Group NAO),
- Italy (University of Bergamo),
- The Netherlands (Association for Tourism and Leisure Education),
- Slovenia (University of Maribor),
- Finland (University of Oulu),
- Bulgaria (Zangandor Research Institute),
- Croatia (University of Rijeka),
- Estonia (Tallinn University),
- Hungary (University of Pannonia).
Together the CROCUS consortium cover the four EU macro-regions, from the Baltic in the north, via the Alps and the Danube, to the Ionic and Adriatic in the south.