Approach to the Tourist Space from the Sense of Place
The Epistemic Construction of Space and Its Relationship with Being From a philosophical perspective, many authors have treated “space” as the place where human activity transcends. In the interstices of ancient philosophy, Parmenides and Democritus discussed the existence of non-being and the void. Plato, for...
Climate Change, Tourism, and Water Stress: Towards a New Methodology in Carrying Capacity.
Climate Change and Climate Variability The recent years have been the hottest on record. The underlying phenomena are so evident that the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has made the third version of the “Severe Weather Information Centre” platform publicly available. The figures are not encouraging....
The metanarrative of democracy in the new dialectic of conservation
Once, the Austrian philosopher Ivan Illich was asked what the most revolutionary way to change a society was. He responded: “Neither revolution nor reform can ultimately change a society; rather, one must tell a new powerful story, one so persuasive that it sweeps away the...
Ecological footprint and biocapacity: Strategies to confront the environmental crisis
Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity: Strategies to Address the Environmental Crisis and Promote Regenerative Development Although it may seem like an isolated crisis, the current civilizational crisis, known as the Anthropocene crisis—or the era of significant human impact on the planet—is composed of a variety of...
Regenerative development: A new vision for the future
Regenerative development: A new vision for the future Holism in ancient philosophy The concept of holism has its roots in ancient philosophy, especially in Greek and Eastern traditions. Holism is the idea that systems and their properties should be analyzed as wholes, not just through...
