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Gema Ramírez-Guerrero
Department of History, Geography and Philosophy, University of Cadiz, 11002 Cadiz, Spain

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Journal article
Published: 04 June 2021 in Sustainability
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Tourism as a tool for the enhancement and conservation of heritage represents an opportunity for many managers of cultural properties. However, despite the numerous works developed so far on tourism governance, the elaboration of preliminary studies for decision-making in heritage buildings is still a challenge. Considering the ecosystem services approach, an index is proposed which allows tourism and cultural heritage managers to analyze and quantify the level of tourist exploitation (use) of a monument for the services (benefits) that it offers to society. In this paper, a multi-criteria evaluation system was proposed, related to the main use of the building and its relationship with various tourism components, which have been classified as cultural, leisure, recreational, lodging, catering, intermediation, transportation, and event organization. The model has been applied to the Parroquia del Mar (Alicante, Spain) of great cultural relevance, but not exploited for tourism. The results obtained demonstrate the usefulness and validity of the model, considered as a tool capable of bridging the gap between heritage conservation and its touristic use, highlighting the importance of the services offered as necessary attributes for its (re)valuation, combining the social benefits of its exploitation, its touristic use and the awareness of its conservation and protection.

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Gema Ramírez-Guerrero; Javier García-Onetti; Manuel Arcila-Garrido; Juan Chica-Ruiz. A Tourism Potential Index for Cultural Heritage Management through the Ecosystem Services Approach. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6415 .

AMA Style

Gema Ramírez-Guerrero, Javier García-Onetti, Manuel Arcila-Garrido, Juan Chica-Ruiz. A Tourism Potential Index for Cultural Heritage Management through the Ecosystem Services Approach. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6415.

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Gema Ramírez-Guerrero; Javier García-Onetti; Manuel Arcila-Garrido; Juan Chica-Ruiz. 2021. "A Tourism Potential Index for Cultural Heritage Management through the Ecosystem Services Approach." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6415.

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Published: 26 December 2020 in International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics
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Eduardo Torroja Miret (1899-1961) was one of the most important Spanish engineers. His understanding of structures and materials made him a world reference in the field of engineering and architecture. Due to the lack of ornamentation in his works and the lack of heritage interpretation aimed at a non-specialist public, many of his works sometimes go unnoticed by inexperienced eyes and, despite his important legacy, Torroja remains a great unknown. This paper reports on the existing heritage perception of two of his most outstanding works in Spain, the Zarzuela Hippodrome and the Instituto Técnico de la Construcción y el Cemento (Eduardo Torroja Institute). To this end, surveys and interviews were carried out with visitors to both buildings based on different heritage criteria, such as their architectural importance, aesthetics, significance or representativeness, but also from the point of view of the available tourist infrastructure. The results show a lack of appreciation in the heritage criteria related to its architectural, historical and aesthetic values, combined with a lack of knowledge about Torroja and its way of understanding architectural beauty.

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Gema Ramírez-Guerrero; Javier García-Onetti; Juan Adolfo Chica-Ruiz; Manuel Arcila-Garrido. Concrete as Heritage: The Social Perception from Heritage Criteria Perspective. The Eduardo Torroja’s Work. International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics 2020, 15, 785 -791.

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Gema Ramírez-Guerrero, Javier García-Onetti, Juan Adolfo Chica-Ruiz, Manuel Arcila-Garrido. Concrete as Heritage: The Social Perception from Heritage Criteria Perspective. The Eduardo Torroja’s Work. International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics. 2020; 15 (6):785-791.

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Gema Ramírez-Guerrero; Javier García-Onetti; Juan Adolfo Chica-Ruiz; Manuel Arcila-Garrido. 2020. "Concrete as Heritage: The Social Perception from Heritage Criteria Perspective. The Eduardo Torroja’s Work." International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics 15, no. 6: 785-791.