Barriers to Sustainable Coastal Development in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico
Abstract
Puerto Peñasco, once a small Sonoran fishing village located 65 kilometers
from the US border crossing, has over the last 10 years become one of the fastest
growing cities in Mexico. Tourism has been the force for this dramatic change
and with the boom of resort developments and economic opportunities came
unintended environmental and social costs. Using current federal management
plans, secondary literature and on-site surveys, this report describes the current
environmental, economic and social conditions that define Peñasco today and
identifies specific barriers that are blocking successful sustainable management
initiatives at the national, regional and local levels.
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Bryant, Emily H. (2007). Barriers to Sustainable Coastal Development in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/277.Collections
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