La estrategia de la segunda costa en la Costa del Sol Occidental: hacia un nuevo modelo de ordenación territorial del espacio turístico

Abstract

The Costa del Sol Occidental seen as a mature tourism destination refers to a monotonous and indifferent touristic product, whose absent occupation has led to a fragmentation of the environmental skeleton, an alteration in perception of territory and land use and a loss and decontextualisation of heritage values. This paper raises how to renew and to contextualize these diverse and complex realities and it links to the current strategy to explore new potential and improve conventional tourist areas through the second coast strategy. Owing the complexity and scale of Costa del Sol, it is necessary to develop a specific methodology that leads us away from a simplistic view and unveils territory as a system of narrow, diverse and controversial relationships with landscape.