The group is characterised by an interdisciplinary approach that combines territorial analysis, public policies, governance, sustainability, and socioeconomic dynamics, with priority attention to the impacts of tourism in urban and rural contexts. The main lines that define their scientific identity would be the following:
1.1. Tourism, territory, and urban transformation
One of the main lines of the group is the study of touristification, touristic pressure, and its territorial effects, especially in mid-size cities and big urban areas. Phenomena like these are analysed:
- Tourist accommodation (VUT) and digital platforms.
- Overtourism and socio-spatial conflicts.
- Touristic, residential, and green gentrification.
- Post-COVID impacts on urban destinations.
This line combines quantitative methodologies (GIS, data bases, territorial indicators) and qualitative, with a clear comparative and applied nature.
1.2. Rural tourism, local development, and territorial governance
Another strategic line is tourism analysis as a tool for local and rural development, especially in peripheral and depopulated territories, or those in productive transition. Tackled issues:
- Policies for rural development (LEADER, European programmes).
- Social capital, local networks, and participation.
- Participative touristic governance models.
- Economic diversification and territorial resilience.
1.3. Territorial planning, sustainability, and public policies
The group researches territorial and urban planning from a critical perspective, evaluating public policies related to: touristic and urban projects, strategies for urban and regional development, nearby services, territorial accessibility and equity, evaluation of socioeconomic and territorial impacts.
1.4. Risks, vulnerability, and tourism in contexts of global change
The analysis of territorial vulnerability, climate risk, and its relation with tourism is increasingly incorporated, including:
- Floods, climate change, and exposure of the tourist ground.
- Natural risks and social perception of risk.
- Tourism and territorial resilience towards crises (climate, health, demographic).
1.5. Social innovation, social capital
- Social innovation applied to local development and sustainable tourism.
- Social relational capital.
- Association, reliability, and territorial social networks.
1.6. Applied methodology and mapping
The group stands out for its methodological contribution:
- Advanced use of GIS, digital mapping, and spatial analysis.
- Indicators of touristic pressure and vulnerability.
- Replicable methodologies for touristic and territorial planning.
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