The concept of the peri-urban has been used to explore the dynamics of transition at the urban-rural interface, which has clarified the specific and diverse transitions taking place in these areas. However, research still offers little insight into tourism transitions in peri-urban areas that aim to use tourism as a catalyst for development. This paper addresses this gap with an in-depth study of tourism transitions in such a Danish peri-urban region. The analysis is based on observation, interview and documentary data collected over three years in one macro-case region and two micro-case destinations within that region. Drawing on the concept of robust action, the paper seeks a better understanding of what is termed complex challenges, associated with tourism transitions, and how specific destination development efforts can mitigate these. Four such challenges are identified relating to a lack of respectively investment, star attractions, access and accommodation. The two micro-cases illustrate how destinations can address such complex challenges through what we term robust destination development. The paper also develops a robust destination development framework and confirms its utility in a peri-urban tourism context. This framework enables destinations to cope with complex challenges and researchers to understand how they may do so.

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城郊地区的旅游转型、复杂的挑战和强劲的目的地开发：丹麦西兰岛的案例研究


近城郊概念被用来探讨城乡交界处的转型动态，阐明了这些地区发生的具体而多样的转型。然而，研究仍然很少深入了解城郊地区旨在利用旅游业作为发展催化剂的旅游业转型。本文通过深入研究丹麦城郊地区的旅游业转型来解决这一差距。该分析基于三年来在一个宏观案例区域和该区域内的两个微观案例目的地收集的观察、访谈和文献数据。本文借鉴强有力行动的概念，寻求更好地理解与旅游业转型相关的所谓复杂挑战，以及具体的目的地开发工作如何缓解这些挑战。确定了四个此类挑战，分别与缺乏投资、明星吸引力、交通和住宿有关。这两个微观案例说明了目的地如何通过我们所说的稳健目的地开发来应对如此复杂的挑战。本文还开发了一个强大的目的地开发框架，并证实了其在城郊旅游背景下的实用性。该框架使目的地能够应对复杂的挑战，并使研究人员了解他们如何应对。