Impact of the implementation of a protected area on the well-being of a rural community in Baja California Sur

  1. Elizabeth Olmos-Martínez 1
  2. Gonzalo Rodríguez-Rodríguez 2
  3. Silvia Salas 3
  4. Alfredo Ortega-Rubio 4
  1. 1 Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Mexico
  2. 2 Departamento de Economía Aplicada, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
  3. 3 Departamento de Recursos del Mar CINVESTAV, Mérida Yucatán México
  4. 4 Instituto Politécnico Nacional, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
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Revista:
Estudios Economicos Regionales y Sectoriales : EERS: Regional and sectoral economic studies : RSES

ISSN: 1578-4460

Ano de publicación: 2018

Volume: 18

Número: 2

Páxinas: 5-22

Tipo: Artigo

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Resumo

The discussion about the biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing is currently intense and, quite often, revenue coming from tourism had been assumed enough to marry together the development of local communities with the protection of natural capital. However, the debate is far from been solved. This research is based in three key features aimed to capture the complexity of the phenomena: data is taken in three different periods, focus is on relationship between biodiversity protection and poverty alleviation and, finally a context sensitive approach was adopted. Results shows that i) improvement in wellbeing has not to do with endogenous development, ii) the impact of the park in poverty alleviation is negligible and iii) tourism is not a solution per se

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S.C. (CIBNOR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Colonia Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, C.P. 23096 (aortega@cibnor.mx ?. This study comprises part of the doctoral dissertation of the first author with the support of National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt) undertaken at the Northwestern Biological Investigations Center, S.C. Special acknowledgment is given to the habitants of the Ejido San Jorge for their important participation.

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