Heritage, Tourismand Local Development in Peripheral Rural Spaces: Mértola (Baixo Alentejo, Portugal)

In the context of multiple repurposing of rural spaces, tourism represents a path for development, with the potential to revitalize these areas. The conservation and restoration of heritage, and its promotion through tourism, can become an opportunity for local development, in which a range of stake...

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Autores: García Delgado, Francisco Javier, Martínez Puche, Antonio, Lois González, Rubén
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/19616
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19616
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Peripheral areas
Local development
Heritagisation
Sustainable rural tourism
Stakeholders
Disaffected citizens
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Heritage, Tourismand Local Development in Peripheral Rural Spaces: Mértola (Baixo Alentejo, Portugal)
title Heritage, Tourismand Local Development in Peripheral Rural Spaces: Mértola (Baixo Alentejo, Portugal)
spellingShingle Heritage, Tourismand Local Development in Peripheral Rural Spaces: Mértola (Baixo Alentejo, Portugal)
García Delgado, Francisco Javier
Peripheral areas
Local development
Heritagisation
Sustainable rural tourism
Stakeholders
Disaffected citizens
title_short Heritage, Tourismand Local Development in Peripheral Rural Spaces: Mértola (Baixo Alentejo, Portugal)
title_full Heritage, Tourismand Local Development in Peripheral Rural Spaces: Mértola (Baixo Alentejo, Portugal)
title_fullStr Heritage, Tourismand Local Development in Peripheral Rural Spaces: Mértola (Baixo Alentejo, Portugal)
title_full_unstemmed Heritage, Tourismand Local Development in Peripheral Rural Spaces: Mértola (Baixo Alentejo, Portugal)
title_sort Heritage, Tourismand Local Development in Peripheral Rural Spaces: Mértola (Baixo Alentejo, Portugal)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García Delgado, Francisco Javier
Martínez Puche, Antonio
Lois González, Rubén
author García Delgado, Francisco Javier
author_facet García Delgado, Francisco Javier
Martínez Puche, Antonio
Lois González, Rubén
author_role author
author2 Martínez Puche, Antonio
Lois González, Rubén
author2_role author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Peripheral areas
Local development
Heritagisation
Sustainable rural tourism
Stakeholders
Disaffected citizens
topic Peripheral areas
Local development
Heritagisation
Sustainable rural tourism
Stakeholders
Disaffected citizens
description In the context of multiple repurposing of rural spaces, tourism represents a path for development, with the potential to revitalize these areas. The conservation and restoration of heritage, and its promotion through tourism, can become an opportunity for local development, in which a range of stakeholders fulfil different roles in the carrying out of the processes involved. The aim of the study was to analyse the heritagisation processes and their tourist value enhancement and how it affects local development in Mértola (Baixo Alentejo, Portugal). A series of interviews with the chief stakeholders in the process were conducted, from which the contexts and conceptualisations of development were determined. On the basis of secondary data in terms of statistics, an analysis of the impacts of the process of heritagisation and the development of tourism was undertaken. The main conclusions drawn by the research are the following: (a) the importance of the process of heritagisation in Mértola; (b) the viability of the project, given the cost and lack of comprehensive conservation, in creating a unified whole; (c) the performance of, and power relationships between, the various stakeholders; (d) the limited participation of locals due to disaffection with the project; (e) the correlation between heritage, rural tourism, and local development.
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