Tourism and Environment

Francisco D. Pineda is a full professor of Ecology at the UCM since 1981. Specializing in Land Planning and Mediterranean Ecosystem and Landscape Analysis including biodiversity assessment. His most recent research is focused on energy, matter and water connectivity of real landscapes and the impact of human activities on them. He has coordinated around seventy national and international research projects, most commissioned by national and international organizations and companies, as well as through Spanish and European competitive calls. His works has been developed in Europe and Latin America having resulted in numerous scientific papers - Landscape Ecology, Oikos, Acta Oecologica, Environm. Conservation, Biological Conservation, J. Environm. Manag., J. Theoret. Biology, J. Veget. Science,... - . Author and editor of several monographs and technical books, often in collaboration with other authors, and opinion articles - La Recherche, Quercus, Ecosystems, Development, El Pais, El Mundo, ABC, Nueva Revista,... - . President of WWF-Spain, 1996-2012. Board member of WWF International, Gland. Founding member of the European Centre for Nature Conservation, ECNC, Tilburg. Member of the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome.

• The establishment of a sustainable management policy for coastal foraging Oleron, France); Beach quality assessment as a tool for promoting sustainability in tourist islands: the case study of Oleron Island, France; A web-GIS for the choice of the path in regional greenways; Determination criteria for national water tourism routes; Coastal tourism, climate change uncertainties and adaptation options; Prospective and planning strategy for the northern-most coral reef of the Eastern Pacific: Cabo Pulmo, Gulf of California; Local population and visitors: perceptions and preferences of landscape in a touristic destination; Climate change in winter sport destinations: transdisciplinary research for implementing sustainable tourism; Climate change and local awareness: a comparative study on tourism stakeholders in Zandvoort (NL) and Costa del Sol (ES); Slope instability along some sectors of the road to La Bufadora; Site specific approaches for managing the impacts of ecotourism in Belize, Central America; Earthquake's influence on inbound tourism: voices from the travel blogs; Perception, attitude and opinion of Spanish tourists about episodes of extreme heat