Los Planes de Desarrollo Sostenible como instrumento de promoción del turismo rural en los Parques Naturalesestudios del caso del Parque Natural de la Sierra de Grazalema

Abstract

This work focuses on the analysis of the Sustainable Development Plan of the Natural Park of Sierra de Grazalema as an instrument for the promotion and empowerment of rural tourism conducted on it. Your choice is not accidental, since it is the first natural area of Spanish territory to receive the documentation of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1977, besides being one of the most valuable parks and wealth of the provinces of Cadiz and Malaga in which it is located. Thus, after describing the role of sustainability in tourism as well as the types and characteristics of rural tourism, the paper analyzes the importance of developing a sustainable tourism in the Natural Park of Sierra de Grazalema through the study of Sustainable Development Plan, an element not only aimed at the preservation and conservation of the natural environment, but also focused on the enhancement of the resources you have this location as a means to exercise a more competitive and sustainable tourism.