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T1 Chapter 8 - The geographical environment of Spain’s Paradores: values, changes and conflicts
A1 Tomé Fernández, Sergio
K1 Geografía
K1 Cultura
K1 Turismo
K1 Patrimonio territorial
K1 Gestión del territorio
K1 Paradores
K1 54 Geografía
K1 5403.01 Geografía Cultural
K1 5312.90 Economía Sectorial: Turismo
AB Between 1928 and 2013 the Spanish state opened 125 hotels of different kinds for tourists, reusing historic buildings, at least partially, in 47% of the cases (Rodríguez Pérez, 2013: 199). Subtracting those which have disappeared or been privatised, 95 remain in what is today the «Red Nacional de Paradores de Turismo» (National Network of Tourism Paradores). The principal source of information concerning these hotels comes from the aforementioned organisation, along with research of a general nature on the historical (Romero Samper, 2003) and architectural (Vadillo Lobo, 2001; Ulled Merino, 2004, 2005; Rodríguez Pérez, 2013) aspects, as well as those pertaining to their touristic activity (Cupeiro López, 2010). The most recent of these works provides an urban analysis, while twenty years ago, Tejerina Fernández (1993,quoted by Rodríguez Pérez, 2013, p. 74) proposed the first geographicalclassification according to the location of the different hotels. What iscertain is that an in-depth analysis from the geographical point of viewis still pending. Geography is a science that considers the paradoresto be irrevocably linked to their urban or rural environment so, withthis idea in mind, the aim of this research is to gain a better knowledgeof the relation between the paradores and their geographical location,where considerable changes have taken place over the last 25 years. Todo so, a dual approach is used; that of the immediate surroundings, onlysome 300 metres, and exceptionally a larger area, but never larger than500 metres. This radius is sufficient for an integral observation of theurban fabric, the public spaces and the buildings, in order to evaluatethe interventions carried out and make a diagnosis concerning theprocesses, negative tendencies and needs. Special emphasis is put onthe identification of any impact that could be prejudicial to the centresin the network, since the final aim of the study is to contribute to a betterknowledge and planning of the framework within which they are set.
PB Thomson Reuters Aranzadi
SN 978-84-9152-760-2
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/36887
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/36887
LA eng
NO Manero Miguel, F.; García Cuesta, J. L. (Coords.) (2017): Territorial Heritage & Spatial Planning. A Geographical Perspective. Ed. Thomson Reuters. The Global Law Collection. Navarra. 327 págs. ISBN – 978-84-9152-762-6
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-nov-2024