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The research I develop is linked to inclusive environmental education and universal access to natural heritage.
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In this research, a methodology for the analysis of accessibility conditions for people with physical disabilities was developed. The analysis is based on an assessment of the sidewalk network in two tourist areas located in Maspalomas Costa Canaria (Gran Canaria, Spain). ArcMap's Network Analyst was used, and Spanish regulations on accessibility i...
La Reserva Natural Especial de Maspalomas presenta un conjunto de valores naturales que, a escala regional, hacen de este ecosistema playa-duna un lugar muy singular. Por ello su entorno se ha convertido en uno de los principales recursos turísticos de Gran Canaria. En este contexto, se presenta una propuesta centrada en el diseño de itinerarios qu...
Cultural ecosystem services (CESs) can be defined as the non-material benefits that people obtain from ecosystems. Little research has been conducted on the measurement and assessment of CESs through user perception, especially when the focus is on people with disabilities. The aim of this research is therefore to determine the CESs in a study area...
This research focuses on the design and evaluation of tactile images to serve as a mediation tool between people with visual impairments and the landscape. For this, three experiences in different tourist destinations have been considered, managing to implement one of them so far. The methodology used integrates various tactile exploration techniqu...
Accessible tourism constitutes a current social priority for the World Tourism Organization and the European Network for Accessible Tourism. Trips to the beach are beneficial in terms of improved health and psychological well-being. They form an integral part of life in Spain, a country with the world's second highest number of tourist visitors and...
Terraced cultural landscapes provide valuable information on the historical interaction
between societies and the environment that can help to ensure their survival. The
irruption of tourism and, more recently, globalization, have caused a process of
deterritorialization (loss of relationship with the history and memory of places) and
an undervalua...
Se presenta una propuesta de patrimonio inclusivo aplicada a una urbanización turística de Canarias, España. Esta iniciativa forma parte de un proyecto de tesis doctoral que se desarrolla en la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. El objetivo principal de la investigación es proponer modelos turísticos inclusivos vinculados al patrimonio.
The piece of work presents the background of a new PhD thesis that pretends to apply all the available knowledge about inclusive indoor heritage areas as well as outdoor ones in tourist environs. The research aim is to propose inclusive tourism models based on the connection between tourist accommodation and the surrounding heritage areas. THE IMPO...
