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Data sources and collected data
| Method | Data collected | Sampling and material |
|---|---|---|
| Document study | Local history, culture, the conditioning landscape, and natural resources. | Written local material, such as books and reports. |
| Qualitative study of media presence | Digital representation of the place. | Social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Google Maps, and Twitter. |
| Qualitative interviews | On-site, face-to-face interviews with visitors at each place. | 38 interviews, 17 of which were with Swedish citizens and 21 with visitors from other European countries. The interviews were 20–50 minutes. |
| Workshops | Creative collaborative work with different groups. | Observations, written notes, photographs, and video documentation. Each workshop lasted around 4 hours and was conducted locally on site. 8 workshops were conducted and 96 people participated. Participants were recruited using a snowball method among entrepreneurs and the research team. |
| Evaluation questionnaires | Qualitative evaluation questionnaires for participants in workshops. | Evaluation questionnaires distributed after each workshop; 42 answers. |
| Focus-group discussion | Qualitative evaluation with entrepreneurs and stakeholders. | Three focus-group discussions (4, 3, 4 participants) after the process. |