RT Journal Article
T1 The Effects of Tourism on Local Development in Protected Nature Areas: The Case of Three Nature Parks of the Sierra Morena (Andalusia, Spain)
A1 Bahamonde Rodríguez, María
A1 Šadeikaitė, Giedrė
A1 García Delgado, Francisco Javier
AB In rural spaces, new activities are developed to add to the traditional ones in the context of multifunctionality, considering the protection and enhancement of natural and cultural heritage, as in natural parks. These incorporate new recreational and tourist functions, understood as an instrument for local development. This research aims to study the relationships between tourism and local development in three natural parks (Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche, Sierra Norte de Sevilla, and Sierra de Hornachuelos) in Andalusia (Spain). The research uses a mixed methodology consisting of, on the one hand, selective interviews with stakeholders focused on tourism and local development processes and, on the other, secondary data to analyse the repercussions on local development. The results show (1) the prevalence among the informants of the economic dimension in local development above the environmental and sociocultural dimensions; (2) the influence of declarations of protection and implementation of development policies on the growth of the tourist offer; (3) uneven tourism development in the different municipalities and natural parks; and (4) the limited effects of tourism on local development.
PB MDPI
SN 2073-445X (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22063
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22063
LA eng
NO Bahamonde-Rodríguez, M., Šadeikaitė, G., & García-Delgado, F. J. (2023). The Effects of Tourism on Local Development in Protected Nature Areas: The Case of Three Nature Parks of the Sierra Morena (Andalusia, Spain). In Land (Vol. 12, Issue 4, p. 898). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040898
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026