ISSN:
1432-1009
Keywords:
KEY WORDS: Argo-ecosystem conservation; Agro-ecosystem management; Tourism; Olive groves; Aegean island; Lesbos, Greece.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of tourism activities on olive tree cultivation and the human population of the island of Lesbos. The presence or absence of tourism is related with the maintenance or abandonment of olive tree cultivation and population changes for each community. A spatial segregation of the island is evident, related to tourist development, olive tree cultivation, and population change. The results of the study demonstrate that in communities where tourism plays an important role olive tree cultivation is preserved and the population is stable. The preservation of the agro-ecosystem is assured while the olive groves remain productive. Simultaneously, the landscape, which provides specific attractions for tourism, is not altered.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002670010093
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