Sustainability and Tourist Activities in Protected Natural Areas: The Case of Three Natural Parks of Andalusia (Spain)
As a form of protection, a nature park is often created to protect and valorise natural and cultural heritage in peripheral rural areas. However, in terms of multifunctionality, new nature parks incorporate traditional productive activities, such as recreational and tourist activities, which sometim...
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| author | María Bahamonde-Rodríguez Francisco Javier García-Delgado Giedrė Šadeikaitė |
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| description | As a form of protection, a nature park is often created to protect and valorise natural and cultural heritage in peripheral rural areas. However, in terms of multifunctionality, new nature parks incorporate traditional productive activities, such as recreational and tourist activities, which sometimes compromise sustainability. The research objective is to study the relationship between tourism and sustainability in the nature parks of Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche, Sierra Norte de Sevilla and Sierra de Hornachuelos that make up the Dehesas de Sierra Morena Biosphere Reserve in Andalusia, Spain. Therefore, selective interviews have been carried out with the stakeholders to establish their perception of sustainable tourism and the presence of dominant discourses. The main conclusions indicate: (1) the presence of different dominant discourses on sustainability, namely the conservationist and mercantilist ones, with the prevalence of the economic dimension; (2) poor awareness and adaptation to the context of global change; and (3) the presence of competitive relationships that generate difficulties for the governance of sustainable tourism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2666408ddbc4fb8a6793e8abc85639b2023-11-24T08:55:22ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2022-11-011111201510.3390/land11112015Sustainability and Tourist Activities in Protected Natural Areas: The Case of Three Natural Parks of Andalusia (Spain)María Bahamonde-Rodríguez0Francisco Javier García-Delgado1Giedrė Šadeikaitė2Research Group Local Development Institute, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, SpainResearch Group Local Development Institute, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, SpainDepartment of Human Geography, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, 03080 Alicante, SpainAs a form of protection, a nature park is often created to protect and valorise natural and cultural heritage in peripheral rural areas. However, in terms of multifunctionality, new nature parks incorporate traditional productive activities, such as recreational and tourist activities, which sometimes compromise sustainability. The research objective is to study the relationship between tourism and sustainability in the nature parks of Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche, Sierra Norte de Sevilla and Sierra de Hornachuelos that make up the Dehesas de Sierra Morena Biosphere Reserve in Andalusia, Spain. Therefore, selective interviews have been carried out with the stakeholders to establish their perception of sustainable tourism and the presence of dominant discourses. The main conclusions indicate: (1) the presence of different dominant discourses on sustainability, namely the conservationist and mercantilist ones, with the prevalence of the economic dimension; (2) poor awareness and adaptation to the context of global change; and (3) the presence of competitive relationships that generate difficulties for the governance of sustainable tourism.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/11/2015protected areasstakeholderssustainable tourismSierra Morena |
| spellingShingle | María Bahamonde-Rodríguez Francisco Javier García-Delgado Giedrė Šadeikaitė Sustainability and Tourist Activities in Protected Natural Areas: The Case of Three Natural Parks of Andalusia (Spain) Land protected areas stakeholders sustainable tourism Sierra Morena |
| title | Sustainability and Tourist Activities in Protected Natural Areas: The Case of Three Natural Parks of Andalusia (Spain) |
| title_full | Sustainability and Tourist Activities in Protected Natural Areas: The Case of Three Natural Parks of Andalusia (Spain) |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability and Tourist Activities in Protected Natural Areas: The Case of Three Natural Parks of Andalusia (Spain) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability and Tourist Activities in Protected Natural Areas: The Case of Three Natural Parks of Andalusia (Spain) |
| title_short | Sustainability and Tourist Activities in Protected Natural Areas: The Case of Three Natural Parks of Andalusia (Spain) |
| title_sort | sustainability and tourist activities in protected natural areas the case of three natural parks of andalusia spain |
| topic | protected areas stakeholders sustainable tourism Sierra Morena |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/11/2015 |
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