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

María Bahamonde-Rodríguez, Francisco Javier García-Delgado () and Giedrė Šadeikaitė
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María Bahamonde-Rodríguez: Research Group Local Development Institute, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Francisco Javier García-Delgado: Research Group Local Development Institute, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Giedrė Šadeikaitė: Department of Human Geography, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, 03080 Alicante, Spain

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-24

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: protected areas; stakeholders; sustainable tourism; Sierra Morena (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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