Small islands are areas of high ecological and heritage value as well as tourist attractions for a variety of visitors. Therefore, strict regulation of visits is necessary to minimize the impact of visitors. Studies on Recreational Carrying Capacity are effective tools to manage public use. In the case of small islands, these tools must include restrictive corrective factors related to both the ecological and morphological characteristics of the islands and the psychological comfort of the visitors.Keywords: Recreational Carrying Capacity; Small Islands; Public Use; Tourism.
La capacidad de carga recreativa en pequeñas islas del Mediterráneo
RESUMENLas pequeñas islas son espacios de alto valor ecológico y patrimonial a la vez que focos de atracción turística para visitantes de perfil variado, lo que hace necesaria una estricta regulación de las visitas que minimice los impactos derivados de éstas. Los estudios de Capacidad de Carga Recreativa constituyen efectivas herramientas para la gestión del uso recreativo que, en el caso de pequeñas islas, deben incluir parámetros correctores restrictivos relacionados, por un lado, con las especiales características ecológicas y morfológicas y, por otro, con aspectos de confort psicológico de los visitantes.
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