Abstract
Rural areas are recognized as multifunctional spaces, where traditional agro-silvo-pastoral and other human activities (unrelated rural tourism, ecotourism, processing industries of agricultural and or extractive products, land maintenance, trade in local products, etc.) take place alongside each other. The integrated endogenous development model, established to mitigate the effects of human activity in protected areas, relies on the enhancement of specific resources of individual territories through the active participation of the community to promote local development. This model is intrinsically connected with the model of sustainable development, based on three cornerstones: environmental, social, and economic sustainability. The difficulty in achieving a reasonable balance among these values relates primarily to areas subject to protection (i.e., Parks and Natural Reserves). Ultimately, the environmental culture emphasizes the sustainability of natural resources, obviously in relation to these values and to the vulnerability of these areas. This paper outlines some relationships between environmental protection and the exercise of agricultural activities and other human activities in protected areas by using the theory of “rough sets”. The study aims to show that in the complex context of Etna Park (recognized World Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2013), the model developed by the “rough sets” could provide useful guidance to policy makers to formulate local development strategies according to a model of the sustainable management of protected areas.
Highlights
In contemporary society, the need for human progress and for nature conservation are often perceived as conflicting values, which define obvious issues and contradictions in land management [1,2,3]
The theory of rough sets has been successfully applied to various real problems of classification in research fields.The most significant of these are medicine; engineering; credit; market research; financial analysis; and economics.This study proposes that the theory of rough sets can be applied to a very complex and difficult field to explore such as environmental economics
The theory of rough sets has been successfully applied to various real problems of classification in research fields.The most significant of these are medicine; engineering; credit; market research; financial analysis; and economics.This study proposes that the theory of rough sets can be applied to a Svuesrtayinacboilmityp2l0e2x0, a12n,d145d3ifficult field to explore such as environmental economics
Summary
The need for human progress and for nature conservation are often perceived as conflicting values, which define obvious issues and contradictions in land management [1,2,3]. The process of industrialization, urbanization, and the associated socio-cultural changes that started in the nineteenth century has culminated in the bipolarization of the relationship between progress and nature [4]. The local community is completely excluded from the use of the territory, and seen as a threat to the preservation of natural ecosystems, while visitors are allowed access, only to benefit from them for tourism” [3]. This idea of protecting the natural environment is understood as a safeguard action through the imposition of specific legislative constraints provided for protected areas [6]. Over the years in Italy, the legislative orientation passed by a vision of protection to a vision of protection and sustainable use, with the aim of conserving the natural environment (as enshrined in National Law No 394/1991)
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