Co-design of climate change adaptation and sustainable development pathways in la Cerdanya mountain community. A case study of collaborative network governance and stakeholders of La Molina Mountain and Ski resort

Abstract ID: 3.10742 | Accepted as Talk | Talk | TBA | TBA

Anna Codorniu (1)
Luana Prato (1), Marc Pons (2), Eduard Inglés (1), Pau Mateu (1)
(1) National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, Av. de l'Estadi, 12, 22, 08038 Barcelona, ES
(2) University of Saskatchewan, Canmore, Alberta, Canada, 105 Administration Pl, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2, Canadá

Categories: Sustainable Development, Tourism
Keywords: Climate Change, Collaborative Governance, Sport, Stakeholders, Tourism

Categories: Sustainable Development, Tourism
Keywords: Climate Change, Collaborative Governance, Sport, Stakeholders, Tourism

In the last decade, there has been a significant advance in scientific knowledge of the sustainability challenges in many mountain regions of the world where sports, tourism and recreation economy play a key role. Climate change, the balance with ecosystem impacts or new consumers and behaviours are some of the challenges that these communities face and will face in the future. A sustainable pathway can only be achieved through integrating the perspectives of the private sector, public administration, local stakeholders and the scientific community (Pons et al., 2014, Knowles et al., 2023, Steiger, 2023, Knowles et al., 2024).

In this context, and within the framework of the project PITON: Pyrénées Innovation Transition hOlistique of mountain areas, social and technological innovation is mobilized to generate possible future scenarios and transitions on a territorial scale, involving local stakeholders beyond the ski area operators (Segú & González, 2024). The present case study focuses on characterizing the system and the main elements and trends. Three focus groups were conducted with key stakeholders from the public administration, the private sector, different non-profit and associative entities (Østerås et al., 2019, Miettinen et al., 2020). The data was complemented by interviews and the content analysis of scientific reports and technical documents provided by the studied ski resort.

The identification and classification of stakeholders was conducted in conjunction with the analysis of the structure of their relationships and their collaborative governance alliances within a networked framework. The main result was an identification of the collaborative governance network between the different regional stakeholders. This diagnosis has served as a starting point for designing future scenarios and enhancing strategic decision-making by managing entities. A networked structure, characterised by interdependence among its members has been shown to significantly increase consensus in decision-making and climate change adaptation (Prell et al., 2008, 2009, 2010; Hubacek & Reed, 2009). This research has provided valuable insights for the studied regions and can serve as a reference framework for other mountain regions.

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