Social media-based analysis of cultural ecosystem services and heritage tourism in a coastal region of Mexico |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute for Alpine Environment, EURAC Research, Viale Druso 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy;2. Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Faculty for Interdisciplinary Studies, Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt, Wien, Graz, Schottenfeldgasse 29, 1070 Vienna, Austria;3. Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestr. 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;4. Major Research Area ⿿Alpine Space⿿Man and Environment⿿, University of Innsbruck, Universitätsstr. 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;1. ETH Zurich, Future Cities Laboratory, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore;2. Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore;1. Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, North 10 West 5, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan;2. Tomakomai Research Station, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Takaoka, Tomakomai, Hokkaido 053-0035, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Understanding spatial patterns of visitation and benefits accrued to different types of natural and cultural heritage tourists may have important implications for the sustainable management of their destinations. We investigate cultural services accrued to local, domestic and international visitors to the Usumacinta floodplain, a coastal region with one of the highest biological and cultural diversities in Mexico. We combine analysis of social media photographs and high-resolution land cover mapping to identify different cultural services and their association with specific ecosystem and land cover types. Hotspots for international tourists are spatially restricted to well-known and accessible sites. Locals are 2.2–2.5 times more likely than international visitors to be associated with aesthetic appreciation and birdwatching. Locals upload more photographs of coastal lagoons, mangroves, beach and sea. Results are analyzed in light of land cover changes in the region and provide valuable information to decision makers for improved tourism management and conservation strategies. |
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| Keywords: | Cultural ecosystem services Coastal wetland Geotagged photographs Heritage tourism Land use change Mexico |
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