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Undiscovered Landscapes, Analysis of Their Tourist Exploitation, and Proposal of Best Practices for Sustainability

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 10252

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Mercedes Jiménez-García

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1. Department of General Economy, University of Cadiz, 11001 Cadiz, Spain
2. INDESS, University of Cadiz, 11406 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Interests: tourism; agri-food; regional economy; territorial development
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Dr. José Ruiz Chico

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Department of General Economy, University of Cadiz, 11001 Cadiz, Spain
Interests: tourism; agrifood; regional economy; territorial development
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

There is a wide range of literature on the main tourist destinations, their impact, the positive and negative effects, their development possibilities, and many other related aspects. However, there are still many destinations to be discovered from a tourism perspective in which good models or successful tourism practices can be applied to ensure their sustainable development or, based on past experience in similar destinations, to propose what should not be done to ensure the continuity and success of the destination. With this aim in mind, this Special Issue aims to explore this innovative theme in the field of landscape and tourism toward providing added value that can serve as a reference point for the exploitation of potential tourist destinations. It is, therefore, a call for review works: works of quantitative and qualitative content on destinations not yet exploited or overexploited for tourism, in which successful models or new ideas are provided for their correct exploitation at different levels (political, economic, social, resource management, etc.). 

Prof. Dr. Mercedes Jiménez-García
Dr. José Ruiz Chico
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sustainability management model
  • virgin destination
  • potential destination
  • best practice governance

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Planning behind Closed Doors: Unlocking Large-Scale Urban Development Projects Using the Stakeholder Approach on Tenerife, Spain
by Marcus Hübscher
Land 2022, 11(3), 390; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030390 - 7 Mar 2022
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Santa Cruz Verde 2030 is an inner-city megaproject that will transform the local oil refinery into an urban neighborhood in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The project is expected to reconfigure Santa Cruz’s tourism model significantly, while applying rather undemocratic planning practices. This [...] Read more.
Santa Cruz Verde 2030 is an inner-city megaproject that will transform the local oil refinery into an urban neighborhood in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The project is expected to reconfigure Santa Cruz’s tourism model significantly, while applying rather undemocratic planning practices. This paper explores Santa Cruz Verde 2030, focusing on the perception of local stakeholders. My research builds on 18 qualitative interviews with planning authorities, the city’s mayor, political parties, experts from the real estate sector and residents. I identify a large perception gap among the interviewees. While the project’s initiators praise the participatory process, other stakeholders feel neither informed nor integrated. In particular, the “behind closed doors” planning approach has provoked resentment among citizens. In contrast, the possible impact on tourism of the project has given rise to less discussion. This contributes to the “stealthy” touristification strategy that has already transformed large areas of Santa Cruz’s waterfront in past decades. Hence, this paper adds to the ongoing discussion on how to design megaprojects in a more sustainable way, for example, by ensuring political consensus and learning from former megaprojects. Full article
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Islandscapes and Sustainable Creative Tourism: A Conceptual Framework and Guidelines for Best Practices
by Alexandra Baixinho, Carlos Santos, Gualter Couto, Isabel Soares de Albergaria, Leonor Sampaio da Silva, Pilar Damião Medeiros and Rosa Maria Neves Simas
Land 2021, 10(12), 1302; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10121302 - 26 Nov 2021
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As strategies for the development of creative tourism multiply in contexts ranging from global cities to small communities, the need for a clearer conceptual framework, capable of better differentiating existing approaches, has become more evident. Building upon existing knowledge on cultural and creative [...] Read more.
As strategies for the development of creative tourism multiply in contexts ranging from global cities to small communities, the need for a clearer conceptual framework, capable of better differentiating existing approaches, has become more evident. Building upon existing knowledge on cultural and creative tourism, and on a prior review of the literature on creative tourism on islands, this paper proposes a typology of creative tourism initiatives, and after examining this new categorization, develops the concept of sustainable creative tourism. Through highlighting the need for creative tourism developers, policymakers, and practitioners to deepen their engagement with more holistic and integrated approaches oriented towards sustainable development in all its dimensions (economic, environmental, social, and cultural), the authors systematize a set of international principles and policy recommendations meant to promote sustainable creative tourism development strategies, duly adjusted to different places and realities, with an emphasis on vulnerable islandscapes. Full article
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