<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The relation between tourism and rural development has been strengthened by planning frameworks such as rural development (the LEADER programmes) and by the management of protected natural areas. This relation also contributes to the concept of the multifunctionality of agricultural land. However, in the management of protected areas in Spain, the role of tourism and the public use of areas of maximum protection are often prioritised to the detriment of the agrarian societies with a permanent presence in these surroundings. In this paper, we analyse the impact of environmental planning and rural development on the characterisation of private tourist services in the Sierra de las Nieves natural park (near Málaga, Spain), using statistical sources, surveys and interviews with stakeholders. The results obtained show that the geographic distribution of private facilities is largely unrelated to public considerations. We view this outcome as a consequence of the disjunction between the agrarian traditions of local society and the new measures adopted to promote tourist activities.</p></abstract>

The relation between tourism and rural development has been strengthened by planning frameworks such as rural development (the LEADER programmes) and by the management of protected natural areas. This relation also contributes to the concept of the multifunctionality of agricultural land. However, in the management of protected areas in Spain, the role of tourism and the public use of areas of maximum protection are often prioritised to the detriment of the agrarian societies with a permanent presence in these surroundings. In this paper, we analyse the impact of environmental planning and rural development on the characterisation of private tourist services in the Sierra de las Nieves natural park (near Málaga, Spain), using statistical sources, surveys and interviews with stakeholders. The results obtained show that the geographic distribution of private facilities is largely unrelated to public considerations. We view this outcome as a consequence of the disjunction between the agrarian traditions of local society and the new measures adopted to promote tourist activities.

Tourism, Development and Protected Areas: Deconstructing the Myth

Doctoral candidate, University of Málaga

European Countryside

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The relation between tourism and rural development has been strengthened by planning frameworks such as rural development (the LEADER programmes) and by the...

Tourism, Development and Protected Areas: Deconstructing the Myth

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 568 - 597

Received: May 26, 2020

Accepted: Sep 27, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2020-0030

Keywords
Tourism and rural development, Outdoor recreation in protected natural areas, Mountain areas in crisis, Mediterranean mountain areas

© 2020 Mª Luisa Gómez Moreno et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Tourism, Development and Protected Areas: Deconstructing the Myth

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 568 - 597

Received: May 26, 2020

Accepted: Sep 27, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2020-0030

KeywordsTourism and rural development, Outdoor recreation in protected natural areas, Mountain areas in crisis, Mediterranean mountain areas

© 2020 Mª Luisa Gómez Moreno et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Tourism and rural development, Outdoor recreation in protected natural areas, Mountain areas in crisis, Mediterranean mountain areas