The Cultural Value of Protected Areas as Models of Sustainable Development

Marialuisa Saviano, Primiano Di Nauta, Marta Maria Montella and Fabiana Sciarelli
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Marialuisa Saviano: Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Primiano Di Nauta: Department of Economics, University of Foggia, Largo Papa Giovanni Paolo II, 1, 71121 Foggia, Italy
Marta Maria Montella: Department of Letters, Languages, Literature and Modern and Ancient Civilizations, University of Perugia, Piazza Morlacchi, 06123 Perugia, Italy
Fabiana Sciarelli: Department of Literary, Linguistic and Comparative Studies, University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Via Duomo, 219, 80138 Naples, Italy

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 5, 1-19

Abstract: In recognition of the urgent need to drive the transition to truly sustainable development, it is our belief that the divisions still distinguishing economic, social and environmental dimensions of human activities can impede the creation of conditions for sustainable development. Our paper investigates reference models for integrating such economic, social and environmental perspectives of sustainable development, proposing a systems approach. We take into consideration protected areas as models of sustainable development by means of a case study, discussing (1) the need to integrate the economic, social and environmental dimensions of human activity; and (2) opportunities offered by protected areas as reference models for promoting sustainable development in the wider surrounding territory. Findings highlight the cultural value of protected areas as models of sustainable development leveraging territorial governance on the basis of a systems approach.

Keywords: protected areas; sustainable development; landscape; governance; systems approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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