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Walking as a cultural act and a profit for the landscape. A case study in the Iberian Peninsula
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GeoJournal
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Somoza Medina, X., Lois González, R. C., & Somoza Medina, M. (2023). Walking as a cultural act and a profit for the landscape. A case study in the Iberian Peninsula. GeoJournal, 88(2), 2171-2186. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10708-022-10745-X
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Springer
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2022
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0343-2521
Abstract
[EN] Walking as a means of travel, when done voluntarily, becomes a cultural act that can have a beneficial effect both for the people who carry out the routes and for the space itself that is walked on. The fact of moving at a slow speed allow us to recover a more appropriate pace to enjoy the landscape, to reconnect with nature and with the position of human in the world, while improving our health. In contemporary society, some cultural tourist routes have become successful destinations, with the continuous arrival of thousands of visitors throughout the year. Thus, the historical cultural route Way of St. James has become a globally successful cultural tourism product. Close to this destination, the Ribeira Sacra, that has been recently designated by the regional government as a Cultural Landscape, with the intention of preserving its historical legacy, may be in the future a privileged destination in Galicia for walking. The research carried out allows us to ensure that this fact, taking long walks following routes with a rich cultural content, has a positive impact on the space from two different processes that are reinforced as the routes become more popular. First, from the recovery and promotion of an alternative communication network between different places. And second, through a series of laws and regulations that protect historic trails and adjacent landscapes
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