Some Considerations on the Implications of Protected Areas for Sustainable Development

Alberto Jonay Rodríguez-Darias () and Pablo Díaz-Rodríguez
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Alberto Jonay Rodríguez-Darias: Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y de la Comunicación, Instituto Universitario de Investigación Social y Turismo, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Pablo Díaz-Rodríguez: Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y de la Comunicación, Instituto Universitario de Investigación Social y Turismo, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: This essay raises some reflections on the implications of protected areas in the processes of social construction related to the conception of nature, its limitations as a strategy for environmental policies (related to ecosystem connectivity and over the management of human activities linked to its functioning), and its public use (encouraging contemplative and tourist uses over productive activities). This essay focuses on some aspects of protected areas as a territorial management model, with the aim of provoking reflection on their implications to sustainable development.

Keywords: conservation; nature/culture dichotomy; protected area; public use; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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