Heritage for the Future

Abstract

Heritage for the FutureNarrating Abandoned Mining Sites dag avango, e ´lise le ´py 1 , malin bra ¨nnstro ¨m, hannu i. heikkinen, teresa komu, albina pashkevich, carl o ¨sterlin

The Contribution of Tourism to Sustainable Rural Development in Peripheral Mining Spaces: The Riotinto Mining Basin (Andalusia, Spain)

“…The IMH and IMHT generated opportunities and energized an area in decline. However, mining recovery is a reality and produces a scenario change [11,12]. The mining company competes with IMHT and supports it [113] through CSR, which (re)creates a narrative while deploying its institutional and economic influence on society and the territory.…”

“…However, this is complex in RTMB, given that the interpretive discourse changes with the reactivation of the mine, with a positive representation of the activity being put above its historical, social, and environmental meaning, as has been noted in the literature [12]. Thus, there is no monogenous understanding of the past; instead, different actors with different interests build values from the past, and it becomes the building of "the future they want" [11] (p. 207). On the other hand, the relationships between past, present, and future are considered opportunities for creative development [89].…”

“…The women's view of mining is that it is more harmful, although not exclusively, and the most positive views are in the municipality of Minas de Riotinto. Some attribute the mine to a Deus ex machina role in a vision that coincides with other mining areas [11,12]. Others see IMHT as an instrument of diversification [8,10,14,75].…”

“…of the past; instead, different actors with different interests build values from the past, and it becomes the building of "the future they want" [11] (p. 207). On the other hand, the relationships between past, present, and future are considered opportunities for creative development [89].…”

“…A restructuring process has begun in recent decades [4,10], with new industries or activities that initiate a new development process. Simultaneously, many internal voices link the future to the reopening of the mines because the reopening promises employment and economic reactivation [11,12]; this gains strength in the current global context (environmental crisis, electrification, energy crisis, invasion of Ukraine, etc.) [13].…”