Diagnóstico participativo de problemas asociados al turismo residencial: Mapas Causales Colaborativos, una herramienta para la gobernanza

Iker Jimeno; Antonio Aledo; Guadalupe Ortiz; José Javier Mañas-Navarro

doi:10.25145/j.pasos.2026.24.030

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Iker Jimeno Universidad de Alicante https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8188-8122
Antonio Aledo Dpto. Sociología I, Universidad de Alicante https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9261-1292
Guadalupe Ortiz Dpto. Sociología I, Universidad de Alicante https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5334-1322
José Javier Mañas-Navarro Dpto. Sociología I, Universidad de Alicante https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0806-205X

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https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2026.24.030

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Residential tourism, Planning, Governance, Social participation, Network analysis

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This article examines the residential tourism model through a participatory diagnosis in the municipality of Torrevieja. The research is set within a context of fragmented urban planning and top-down governance focused on economic growth, which has hindered a comprehensive approach to the impacts of residential tourism. The study aims to identify the main problems associated with this model and the relationships between them, incorporating the perspective of local actors traditionally excluded from planning processes. Grounded in a critical tourism approach, it applies a qualitative and relational methodology that constructs a network of interconnected problems. The findings reveal how political, economic and cultural factors intertwine to generate structural vulnerabilities in the municipality. This research contributes to wards critical tourism knowledge, provides tools for participatory analysis and opens new paths toward more inclusive and sustainable governance in tourism-residential destinations.

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