Despite the ongoing threat faced by rural railway lines, Vall de Núria (Spain) has been able to use the rack railway to develop a tourism model that combines cultural experiences, religious, sports and environmental management clearly oriented towards sustainability environment, mainly due to that the rack wheel railway has remained as the only means of mechanical transport to access the valley allowing a sustainable tourism growth. In this chapter, a detailed description of the sustainable tourism model at Vall de Núria, which has adopted self-regulatory practices in environmental issues outside the regulatory requirements enabling you to improve its competitive position as environmentally friendly tourist destination, adding value to their products and improving its image as well as of the close relationship with the railroad system of rack railway.
The Railway as a Key Element of Sustainable Tourist Development in a Rural Area of Difficult Access: Application to a Spanish Mountain Resort
EcoProduction
2012-06-06
14 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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