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Sustainable Tourism Social and Institutional Innovation—The Paradox of Dark Sky in Astrotourism

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dc.contributor.authorEscario Sierra, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez Alonso, César
dc.contributor.authorMoseñe Fierro, José Antonio
dc.contributor.authorSanagustín Fons, María Victoria
dc.contributor.funderAgencia Estatal de Investigación
dc.contributor.rorhttps://ror.org/02jjdwm75
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-08T13:15:09Z
dc.date.available2024-07-08T13:15:09Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractAstrotourism is an emerging type of sustainable tourism based on the observation of the dark sky,free of light pollution,and of all the experiences that have developed around it. The views and perceptions of the main social actors and their constellations and interactions are considered. Both the public decision-makers concerning astrotourism and the civil society involved were analysed in this research through a case study in Aragon,an inland Spanish region. New institutionalism in sociology based on the actors provides a coherent structural framework and explanation of the most relevant aspects in astrotourism in Aragon as well as help to understand the social and institutional innovation,in the sense that civil society has organised itself for many years to show and bring astronomy closer to the social majority; in light of this social reality,institutions have had to respond appropriately,taking and allowing for the participation of astronomical associations,in order to develop tourist experiences in relation to the appropriate dissemination of this science. Even more so,we studied the socioeconomic dynamics and territorial impacts. Thanks to the application of a qualitative method,specifically,semi-structured interviews with relevant informants in the territory,we discovered a hidden relevant social situation around astrotourism. Is the so called “paradox of dark sky” that emerges in communities where social welfare gains such as widespread access to artificial light are jeopardised by a new collective approach to artificial light control and light pollution that prevents high-impact emotional experiences around the dark sky,but takes into account that astrotourism is an opportunity for the endogenous and sustainable socioeconomic development of these forgotten areas. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI,Basel,Switzerland.
dc.description.fundingtypeFunding: This study was co-financed by the Regional Government of Aragón in the framework of the Research Group Ref. S33_17R. Also, project PID2019-107822RB-I00 funded by MCIN/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033. This study was co-financed by the Regional Government of Aragón in the framework of the Research Group Ref. S33_17R. Also, project PID2019-107822RB-I00 funded by MCIN/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033.
dc.description.keywordastrotourism
dc.description.keywordsustainable tourism offer
dc.description.keywordterritorial development
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dc.identifier.citationEscario-Sierra, F., Álvarez-Alonso, C., Moseñe-Fierro, J. A., & Sanagustín-Fons, V. (2022). Sustainable tourism, social and institutional innovation—the paradox of dark sky in astrotourism. Sustainability, 14(11), 6419.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su14116419
dc.identifier.issn20711050
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/3166
dc.issue.number11
dc.journal.titleSustainability (Switzerland)
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.departmentInternational Relations
dc.relation.entityIE University
dc.relation.projectIDPID2019-107822RB-I00
dc.relation.schoolIE Law School
dc.rightsAttribution 4,0 International
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectastrotourism; case study; sustainable tourism offer; territorial development
dc.subject.keywordastrotourism
dc.subject.keywordsustainable tourism offer
dc.subject.keywordterritorial development
dc.subject.otherastronomy
dc.subject.othercivil society
dc.subject.otherecotourism
dc.subject.otherlight pollution
dc.subject.otherpollution
dc.subject.otherAragon
dc.subject.otherSpain
dc.titleSustainable Tourism Social and Institutional Innovation—The Paradox of Dark Sky in Astrotourism
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dc.volume.number14
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