TY - JOUR
TI - Local communities, Marine Protected Areas and Diving Tourism in Cyclades
AU - Avrami, L.
AU - Demertzis, N.
AU - Armenakis, A.
JO - Επιθεώρηση κοινωνικών ερευνών :  έκδοση Εθνικού Κέντρου Κοινωνικών Ερευνών
PY - 2021
VL - 156
TODO - null
SP - 139-173
PB - National Centre for Social Research
SN - 0013-9696
TODO - 10.12681/grsr.25952
TODO - null
TODO - This study aims to map and compare the perceptions and views of local stakeholders and interest groups of three Cyclades islands with different level of tourism development (Kythnos, Milos, Santorini) as for the newly designated Marine Protected Areas (MPA) and the development of diving tourism. In addition, the main factors that are expected to contribute or undermine the governance, the management and the ultimately effectiveness of MPAs in the above areas are explored. To this end, personal interviews were conducted with all local stakeholders, who are directly or indirectly involved in the management of MPAs and the development of diving tourism.The analysis demonstrates the substantial lack of information of local stakeholders and interest groups about MPAs. In addition, significant differences in their views are observed, which seem to be linked to the level of tourism development of each island, the structure of local economy and the local consultations conducted about the MPA designation in the past Copyright © 2021 Lydia Avrami, Nikos Demertzis, Antonis Armenakis
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