Problems of Tourism Sustainability in Protected Areas: Cultural Banalization of the Poqueira Valley
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https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2024-838Keywords:
Protected Natural Spaces, Tourist Sustainability, Sierra Nevada, Reason for the Trip, Local Culture, Cultural Banalization, Tourist characterization, Tourist ModelAbstract
Introduction: This paper studies the main characteristics of tourism in the Barranco del Poqueira to see if it responds to a sustainable and balanced tourism model that contributes to the conservation of the natural, social and cultural environment and is carried out by the local population. Methodology: In order to find out the accommodation, catering and shopping habits of tourists as well as their perception of the prevailing tourist model and the reception by the local population, social research techniques have been used based on surveys designed around a series of thematic axes analysed through descriptive statistics and contingency tables to study cross variables. Results and discussion: It has been detected that despite the fact that the population is friendly towards tourism and that it has an impact on the local economy, the model shows signs of economic monoculture where traditional activities have a residual presence. Conclusions: Tourists value the landscape, traditional architecture and local culture, but there is a significant cultural trivialisation, as a large part of the crafts are of foreign origin, with artisan products, local menus and rural accommodation playing an increasingly residual role.
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