ABSTRACT

Tourism growth on the national level in Sweden is being concentrated to the three main urban centres. The question is if the same trend is discernible within Swedish regions. If so, tourism as a tool in regional transformation and for alleviating spatial disparities has a weak basis. The strategy to strengthen the competitiveness of each region/local community based on the Tourism Led Growth Hypothesis but is questioned. Urban hierarchy and centrifugal forces are often overlooked. Data on overnight stays between 2008 and 2016 are analysed for four regions in central Sweden: Dalarna, Värmland, Gävleborg, and Jämtland. Results indicate that there is an ongoing concentration to regional urban centres and that destination competitiveness is directly linked to an urban supremacy. Thus, tourism growth is primarily a concern for urban areas and, which contradicts the traditional notions of tourism policy in Sweden, where tourism is regarded as a remedy for declining regions.

摘要

瑞典国家层面的旅游业增长正集中在三个主要城市中心。问题是在瑞典地区是否可以看到同样的趋势。如果是这样，旅游业作为区域转型和缓解空间差异的工具的基础薄弱。基于旅游带动增长假说的加强每个地区/当地社区竞争力的战略，但受到质疑。城市等级制度和离心力经常被忽视。分析了瑞典中部四个地区 2008 年至 2016 年的过夜住宿数据：达拉纳、韦姆兰、耶夫勒堡和耶姆特兰。结果表明，区域城市中心持续集中，目的地竞争力与城市霸权直接相关。因此，旅游业的增长主要是城市地区关注的问题，而且，