Visitors’ Perception of the Overcrowding of a Protected Natural Area: A Case Applied to the Natural Reserve 'Garganta de los Infiernos' (Caceres, Spain)
| Autor: | Felipe Leco, Ana Beatriz Mateos, Antonio Pérez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Geography
Planning and Development TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Natural (archaeology) Renewable energy sources Public use 0502 economics and business GE1-350 sustainable tourism Environmental planning Sustainable tourism Nature reserve Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 05 social sciences Overcrowding Environmental sciences Geography protected natural spaces governance Public participation Protected area 050203 business & management 050212 sport leisure & tourism Tourism |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 9503, p 9503 (2020) Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 22 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | The main objective of this research is to analyse the perception of visitors in protected natural areas struggling with mass tourism. An exhaustive analysis is carried out of both the tourist activity and the profile of the tourists in the Garganta de los Infiernos Natural Reserve (Extremadura, Spain). It studies variables such as the number of visitors, their personal profile, their perception of the protected area after the visit, etc. The method used was non-experimental, descriptive, qualitative and analytical, and it allowed for a better understanding of the profile of the visitors: sex, age, origin, professional profile, etc. The results show the visitors&rsquo conviction about the need to properly manage areas of public use, mainly due to the notable and partly uncontrolled growth of tourism activity during certain periods of the year. On the other hand, the relevance of the actions of the Governing Board of the Natural Reserve is highlighted, as it guarantees public participation and channels the opinions of the main partners involved in the management of the protected area, to ensure a responsible management of tourism activity and improve its quality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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