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Planning Ecotourism Routes in Nature Parks

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The main objective of the Nature Parks is to preserve the diversity and integrity of biotic communities for present and future use. Additionally, the Nature Parks can contribute to the invigoration of the sustainable development and culture heritage of its neighboring regions, as well as to the strengthening of the environmental education for visitors by means of direct experiences. From this double point of view, ecotourism is gaining acceptance as a tool for sustainable development since the income of visitors to protected areas can contribute significantly to support the economy of these areas and of the rural communities. This article proposes different methodologies for determining efficient routes of ecotourism where the main objective is the maximization of the cultural transmission experienced by the visitors along the path traveled. The models are formulated by using integer linear programming and its potential applicability is illustrated in the context of the Doñana National Park, Spain.

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This research work was partially supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación under grant MTM2010-19576-C02-01 and MTM2012-37048, by the Excellence program of the Andalusian Government, under grant P09-TEP-5022 and FQM-5849, by the FEDER funds of the European Union, and by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) under grant 2015-06189.

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  1. Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Granada, C/ Santander, 1., 52071, Melilla, Spain

    Eva Barrena

  2. Interuniversity Research Center on Network Enterprise, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT), HEC Montreal, 3000 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Canada, H3T 2A7

    Gilbert Laporte

  3. Department of Applied Mathematics I, University of Seville, Higher Technical School of Architecture, Avda. Reina Mercedes 2, 41012, Seville, Spain

    Francisco A. Ortega

  4. Faculty of Mathematics, Department of Statistics and Operational Research, University of Seville, C/ Tarfia s/n, 41012, Seville, Spain

    Miguel A. Pozo

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Barrena, E., Laporte, G., Ortega, F.A., Pozo, M.A. (2016). Planning Ecotourism Routes in Nature Parks. In: Ortegón Gallego, F., Redondo Neble, M., Rodríguez Galván, J. (eds) Trends in Differential Equations and Applications. SEMA SIMAI Springer Series, vol 8. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32013-7_11

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