Innovazione sociale e turismo: nuove traiettorie di sviluppo nel contesto bolognese

This article aims to investigate the relationship among tourism, social innovation and territorial development in the metropolitan area of Bologna. The city is characterized by a civic and innovative tradition, as well as, more recently, by a growth of tourist flows and tourism development projects. Throughout the analysis of three case studies, the authors highlight how tourist development, whenever it is led in such innovative ways, may support the wider dynamics of local development, influencing empowerment process and re-shaping territorial governance.