Guillem X. PONS BUADES, Department of Geography. University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Laura DEL VALLE, Earth Science Research Group. University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Macia BLAZQUEZ-SALOM, Department of Geography. University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
The political project of degrowth bases the socio-ecological transition, among others, on common goods and their collective, decommodified and socially fair enjoyment. This can be defined as a convivential depénse, of non-utilitarian/unproductive activities or expenditure. The beach is an example of common or public property, as a sharing living space, accessed free of charge, guaranteed for everyone regardless of their purchasing power. Tourist commodification of the beach is diminishing the free public access to the beaches, particularly in mature tourist insular destinations.
Tourist activity in island destinations, such as the Balearic Islands, expands to coastal marine areas promoting their private management and commercialization. Thus, extensions of ports and nautical clubs are proposed, as well as an increase in navigation and anchoring, regulated and unregulated, affecting the public use of the coastline and the biodiversity conservation.
The beaches of the Balearic Islands are (still) publicly owned and accessible free of charge. The study presented here analyzes, first, the growing vectors of tourist pressure and their correlation with the marine protected areas of Mallorca. Secondly, the policies for organizing and managing these conflicts are analyzed. Finally, it is proposed that the exploitation of the littoral space and natural resources meet a series of requirements such as the universality of their enjoyment, mitigation of climate change, biodiversity conservation, governance and social economy.
Mots clés : degrowth|depénse|beach|tourism|conviviality
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