The difficulties in the development of mining tourism projects

The case of La Unión Mining District (SE Spain)

Bibliographic Data

ID5908249
AuthorsHé Conesa, Héctor M Conesa (0000-0003-0747-3401, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume8
Issue4
Pages653-660
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1695-7121 • E-ISSN: 1695-7121
PublisherUniversity of La Laguna (PUBLISHER • ES)
DOI10.25145/j.pasos.2010.08.056
OpenAlexW2136807483
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited13

Mine sites are atypical industrial sites because they encompass not only economic but also landscape and anthropologic components. The need of developing new economic opportunities in areas, where a "mining monoculture" was the economic backbone, has resulted in the re-interpretation of mining activity from a cultural viewpoint. Some traditional mining towns from both, recent and ancient times, have forgone mining activity and have become new tourist attractions sites. However, the process of developing tourism in these zones is not easy and necessarily incorporates social, economic and environmental requirements. This paper describes the constraints, possibilities and efforts that meet in the former mining town of La Unin, Southeast Spain. It will be investigated in a critic point of view the current projects that, though in low number, try to preserve the identity and history of the town while generating relatively significant economic incomes

Environmental planning · Geography · Political science · Regional science · Tourism · Archaeology and Cultural Heritage · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Law · Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies

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