RT Journal Article
T1 Community-Based Tourism as a Factor in Socio-Ecological Resilience. Economic Diversification and Community Participation in Floreana (Galapagos)
A1 Ruiz Ballesteros, Esteban
A1 Campo Tejedor, Alberto del
K1 Community-based tourism
K1 Socio-ecological resilience
K1 Economic diversification
K1 Community
K1 Galapagos
AB In order to understand the e ect of community-based tourism (CBT) on sustainability, bespoke instruments are required. This paper advocates the application of resilience thinking as a theoretical-methodological resource suited to this purpose. The methodological perspective proposed here focuses on two core elements in the functioning of any socio-ecosystem in which CBT is developed: (1) diversification of productive activities; and (2) collective participation in tourism. To reflect on this proposal empirically, an ethnographic case study was conducted on the island of Floreana (Galapagos). The analysis shows that resilience thinking is an appropriate strategy to study the e ect and significance of CBT with regard to the general resilience of the socio-ecosystem and, therefore, the sustainability of its desired configuration. The analytical perspective proposed here allows us to understand: (1) how CBT functions in a specific case; (2) its contribution to the resilience of the socio-ecosystem; and (3) the consistency of that resilience by virtue of the functioning model of CBT. This analytical model furthers the study of CBT as a strategy for sustainability.
PB MPDI
YR 2020
FD 2020-06-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19808
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19808
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NO Ruiz-Ballesteros, E.; del Campo Tejedor, A. Community-Based Tourism as a Factor in Socio-Ecological Resilience. Economic Diversification and Community Participation in Floreana (Galapagos). Sustainability 2020, 12, 4724. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114724
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación  CSO2017-84893-P y CSO2012-33044
NO Departamento Antropología Social, Psicología Básica y Salud Pública
DS RIO
RD May 3, 2026