• Attributes and social imaginary produced by tourists about rural areas 

      Andrade, María; Caamaño-Franco, Iria (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] Is taking place for over a decade a redefinition of the role of rural areas, which have been diversifying their uses, most notably tourism. Through a theoretical approach to the formation of the tourist image, ...
    • Urban strategies in tourist places. Cases of Madrid and Barcelona 

      Crespi Vallbona_Montserrat; Domínguez Pérez, Marta (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] The current promotion of cities, their new role as active agents in a globalized world, has led to the creation of new forms of urban identity that reverse inside these leading cities in the urban consequences. ...
    • The touristic rural return in the province of Zaragoza. The city model could be favoring the fact 

      Gracia Bernal, Amparo (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] The tourism of second residence or return to the rural Zaragoza, is especially relevant. It could be exercised greater extent than in most of the country when it is compared with other domestic tourism and ...
    • Some perspective sustainability on some scanned rural and active tourism: the case of the region extremeña 

      Martínez Quintana, Violante; Blanco Gregory, Rocío (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] Currently, sustainability is imposed environmental degradation that are suffering all rural and nature areas, particularly in those areas susceptible to leisure-tourist implementation that still have not been ...
    • World Heritage vs. Tonameca tourism, Oaxaca, Mexico 

      Rodiles Hernández, Sofía Lorena (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] This paper deals with the problems of a community that is thrown into a tourism project, without being taken into account, expropriating land from the federal government to expand the road and then develop a ...
    • Tourism: a new post-recession scenario 

      Puertas Cañaveral, Inmaculada; Paniza Prados, José Luis (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] Boosted by better world wide economic conditions, international tourism has recoverd more quickly than expected from the effects of world financial recession and the economic recession since 2008. In the context ...
    • Tourism education and research in Spain from a gender perspective 

      Iñiguez Berrozpe, Tatiana; Plumed Lasarte, Marta; Latorre Martínez, María Pilar (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] Despite women are a very relevant collective for the Tourism sector in Spain, as they nourish in higher percentage than men both professional and academic fields, they keep on being under-represented in positions ...
    • People with disabilities and Cultural Tourism: an unfinished reality 

      Lázaro Fernández, Yolanda; Rubio Florido, Isabel (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] At the beginning of this century speak of the existence of the Right to Leisure should not be something surprising since this law is a social achievement recognized in many important statements by international ...
    • Tourism and inequality in Gran Canaria; notes for analysis 

      Moreira Gregori, Pedro Ernesto; Román García, Concepción (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] Gran Canaria has one of the tourist / inhabitant highest percentages in the world; we analyze the perceptions of residents regarding this phenomenon, emphasizing the perception of inequality in the distribution ...
    • The living industry visit in Euskadi. Analysis and description of the current profile of 'living industry tourist' 

      Makua Biurrun, Amaia; Eizaguirre Zarza, ALmudena; Molina Collado, Arturo (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] Cultural tourism and its diverse thematic expressions increasingly arise as a way to live tourism experiences in our postmodern society. In this dynamic of searching new experiences, visits to living industries ...
    • The evolution of gender inequality in tourism employment in Spain 

      Sigüenza, M. Carmen; Brotons, Matilde; Huete, Raquel (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] While investment in women's human capital in the tourist industry has increased in recent years and it seems that discrimination in access to managerial positions has fallen, we can still find different situations ...
    • Dream Society and changes in tourist activity 

      Leira Landeira, Grial (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] The change in culture and values, resulting in a measure of improving the quality of life in recent decades has generated the advent, in developed countries, the so-called Dream Society by Rolf Jensen. In this ...
    • Interpretive processes in cultural tourism 

      Leira López, José (Universidade da Coruña, 2013)
      [Abstract] In this study an analytical course is established that starts from the emerging phenomenon of cultural tourism, recreates the concept of heritage interpretation and its principles, evolving from Freeman Tilden ...