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Socio-ecological transitions in Mediterranean coastal tourist destinations. The case of the Costa del Sol
Topics: Tourism Geography
, Urban and Regional Planning
, Social Geography
Keywords: coastal tourism development, degrowth, social-cultural ecology, Spain Session Type: Virtual Paper Abstract Day: Tuesday Session Start / End Time: 3/1/2022 09:40 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 3/1/2022 11:00 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) Room: Virtual 29
Authors:
José María Romero, Universidad de Granada
Yolanda Romero-Padilla, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Enrique Navarro-Jurado, Universidad de Málaga
Antonio Miguel Nogués-Pedregal, Universitas Miguel Hernández
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Abstract
Costa del Sol is one of the most prominent tourism destinations in Spain. Since late fifties, the Costa del Sol has been presented and developed as one of the main tourism attractor in the country. During the Covid pandemic, there has been an increasing concern on the territorial and social effects of decades of unrestrained tourism development. Thus, social movements and critics and their more radical proposals to reform tourism (i.e. degrowth) are now more visible. Despite this, most tourism planners and policy-makers seem to continue the previous development patterns and ideological foundations. The paper describes this transitional situation and raises some theoretical questions.
Socio-ecological transitions in Mediterranean coastal tourist destinations. The case of the Costa del Sol
