Sustainability and Tourist Activities in Protected Natural Areas: The Case of Three Natural Parks of Andalusia (Spain)

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Title: Sustainability and Tourist Activities in Protected Natural Areas: The Case of Three Natural Parks of Andalusia (Spain)
Authors: María Bahamonde-Rodríguez, Francisco Javier García-Delgado, Giedrė Šadeikaitė
Source: Land, Vol 11, Iss 11, p 2015 (2022)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Agriculture
Subject Terms: protected areas, stakeholders, sustainable tourism, Sierra Morena, Agriculture
More Details: 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.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2073-445X
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/11/2015; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-445X
DOI: 10.3390/land11112015
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/e2666408ddbc4fb8a6793e8abc85639b
Accession Number: edsdoj.2666408ddbc4fb8a6793e8abc85639b
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:2073445X
DOI:10.3390/land11112015
Published in:Land
Language:English