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  • 标题:Aridity, desalination plants and tourism in the eastern Canary Islands
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  • 作者:José-León García-Rodríguez ; Francisco J. García-Rodríguez ; Carlos Castilla-Gutiérrez
  • 期刊名称:Island Studies Journal
  • 印刷版ISSN:1715-2593
  • 出版年度:2016
  • 卷号:11
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:113-130
  • 出版社:Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island
  • 摘要:The islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura are the easternmost of the Canary Islands, and are located on the southern edge of the temperate zone, in the subtropical anticyclone belt. With less than 150 mm of rainfall a year, they are classified as an arid zone. Their inhabitants have devised original agricultural systems to combat the aridity, although low yields have historically limited socio-economic development and population growth. These systems were used until the introduction of seawater desalination plants and the arrival of tourism in the last third of the twentieth century, which improved living standards for the local population but also led to a cultural transition. Nevertheless, these farming systems have left behind an important regional heritage, with an environmental and scenic value that has played an integral role in the latest phase of development. The systems have become a tourist attraction and have been central to the two islands being designated biosphere reserves by UNESCO. This article aims to analyse the main socioeconomic and land-use changes that have come about as a result of desalination technology.
  • 关键词:aridity;environment;Fuerteventura;landscape;Lanzarote;local heritage;small islands;socioeconomic development;tourism
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