Le tourisme scientifique dans les Alpes françaises : un laboratoire pour la médiation scientifique et la recherche

Proposal for a Framework to Develop Sustainable Tourism on the Santurbán Moor, Colombia, as an Alternative Source of Income between Environmental Sustainability and Mining

“…Works, such as that of [3] in relation to scientific tourism in the French Alps, exemplify where this type of tourism can be integrated with the adventure tourism offered by the mountainous landscapes, but also where there is a need for the process to be reinvented based on creativity and innovation, which in the case of the present work offers the technologies of Industry 4.0.…”

“…Sustainable tourism, and especially scientific tourism, has a great potential to reduce the economic problems that the resident populations in the nature reserve will face, since in the latter, the tourists are mostly scientists who want to explore and discover new environments that allow them to generate new knowledge. A related example of this is the expert-guided tours that are conducted in technological institutes, such as the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), which implies that this is a concept that can be adapted to different contexts, whether a natural space, a laboratory, or a research center [3].…”

Science as a Resource for Territorial and Tourism Development of Mountainous Areas of Chilean Patagonia

“…A synthesis proposed by Bourlon (2011, 2016) concludes that four forms exist depending on whether the scientific approach is central or secondary and whether the personal involvement of tourists is strong or passive. A recent study shows the diversity of mediation possibilities in the French Alps, using a wide range of scientific resources (Vialette, Mao and Bourlon, 2021). Although special interest tourism appears secondary in global flows of travelers in international statistics, scientific tourism can support and enhance development in remote areas with high biodiversity (Mittermeier et al, 2003), little infrastructure, limited means of access and a weak organization of services (Bourlon, 2020b).…”

“…They highlight a network of actors who mobilize science as a resource involved in territorial development dynamics. Vialette et al (2021) show that the scientific mediations implemented in mountain areas respond to various publics' expectations and to an increased demand for more awareness of global issues.…”

“…The classification of scientific issues follows that defined by the international scientific tourism network (INST, 2021) based on UNESCO's recommendations (UNESCO, 2014). The category of stakeholders and scientific mediations forms follows those identified in previous studies (Mao, Bourlon, 2016;Vialette, Mao and Bourlon, 2021).…”