Author Bios (50 Words for each Author)

Manuel Ramón Gonzalez Herrera

Doctorate in Geography of Tourism from de Havana University and Alcala University, Madrid. Professor/researcher of the Tourism Bachelor Program at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Academic experience in university teaching in countries like Spain, Cuba, Peru, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Nicaragua, Canada, and the USA.

Rosa Suárez Chaparro

Doctorate in Experimental Sciences and Sustainability from the University of Girona. Professor/researcher of the Tourism Bachelor Program at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Experience in research projects mainly in PNA of Chihuahua, Janos Biosphere Reserve, Mapimí Biosphere Reserve, APFF Santa Elena, and Médanos de Samalayuca.

Karina H. Casimiro

Bachelor of Tourism and Master of Administration degree. Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Participation in various national and international congresses related to tourism, information and communication technologies (ICTs) sustainability, and administrative sciences.

Abstract (150 Words)

The objective of this study is to potentiate a low-impact tourism model with the participation of the local community in the Samalayuca Dunes, Mexico, as a way of achieving sustainability for a New Tourism Era. For this purpose, a participatory tourism strategy was built with community stakeholders, specifically neighboring communities, based on three pillars: conservation of natural and cultural heritage; socioeconomic community development; and reduction of environmental impacts. For this purpose, a participatory tourism strategy was built with community stakeholders, specifically neighboring communities, based on three pillars.

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Participatory Low-impact Tourism Strategy as a way of achieving Sustainability. Samalayuca Dunes (Mexico)

The objective of this study is to potentiate a low-impact tourism model with the participation of the local community in the Samalayuca Dunes, Mexico, as a way of achieving sustainability for a New Tourism Era. For this purpose, a participatory tourism strategy was built with community stakeholders, specifically neighboring communities, based on three pillars: conservation of natural and cultural heritage; socioeconomic community development; and reduction of environmental impacts. For this purpose, a participatory tourism strategy was built with community stakeholders, specifically neighboring communities, based on three pillars.