Hiking as a Tourist Proposal to Fight against Depopulation: The Case of the Inland Area of the Province of Castellón
This doctoral thesis is framed within the study programme of Social Sciences and the Challenges of the 21st Century and, as such, will attempt to delve into one of the great challenges of today's society: demographic changes and depopulation in rural areas from the perspective of the practice o...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir |
| Repositorio: | RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/2880 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/2880 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Depopulation Hiking Tourist Rural areas 5203.05 Demografía Rural 5312.90 Economía Sectorial: Turismo |
| Sumario: | This doctoral thesis is framed within the study programme of Social Sciences and the Challenges of the 21st Century and, as such, will attempt to delve into one of the great challenges of today's society: demographic changes and depopulation in rural areas from the perspective of the practice of sporting activities. The proposed subject of study requires a holistic and coordinated vision of the different interest groups that interact in specific and interdependent areas and fields of work. Therefore researchers, professionals, policy makers, citizens, managers, etc. must all be included. For this reason, as will be observed throughout the work, the object of study is approached from different fields or specialised fields of work. Parallel to this, the author's training, skills and abilities have a strong influence from the field of Sports Science and Tourism Management. This characterisation has modulated and influenced this profile, so the great challenge of depopulation will be approached from this perspective. It is for this reason that the doctoral thesis "Hiking as a tourist proposal to fight against depopulation: the case of the interior of the province of Castellón" will represent a study of the phenomenon of depopulation in relation to one of the most important activities of the regional, national, and international economy, tourism. At the same time, it will be linked to one of the most successful activities in the field of tourism, sports activities in nature, more specifically, hiking. In short, it will try to answer some of the following questions: What role does hiking play within the tourism paradigm, What is the relationship between the heritage of rural areas and hiking, What role do new technologies play in the field of tourism? All of this will be framed in a specific region of the Valencian Community: the interior of the province of Castellón. A unique area which, due to its natural, heritage and cultural characteristics, can represent a perfect test bench that can generate a turning point for the application and replication of tourism products and services in the rest of the Spanish regions. As can be seen, this project is based on three main pillars or themes. These three main sections could be considered as entities with a life of their own due to the great repercussion and importance they have in the socio-economic, political and environmental spheres, both nationally and internationally. In this way, depopulation, hiking and the region of the mountains of Castellón will coexist in a very complex web of complementary and interdependent relationships. Depopulation, conceived as a demographic problem; hiking, within the field of tourism and health; and the area under study, will be conceived from an integrated vision with the aim of understanding the present in order to propose a better future. |
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